Professional Standards

The Professional Standards and Training division is in charge of day-to-day training of all department personnel along with all hiring and recruitment processes for the department. This division also maintains our department's policies, manages our accreditation process and implements exams to our officers on a regular basis to ensure overall excellence and proficiency on department procedures.

New Full-time Police Officer Applicants: 

2026 Municipal Police Officer and MBTA Transit Police Officer Examination

If you are interested in becoming a Duxbury Police Officer please see the announcement below from the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission regarding the next exam.

Application Begins: December 22, 2025

Application Deadline: February 2, 2026

Notices to Appear for Exam: February 20, 2026

Exam dates: March 11 through March 14, 2026

Score Release Date: TBD

Police Officer Job Description: Essential Functions, Recommended Minimum Qualifications, etc. 

Police Officer Benefits

As of July 1, 2026 Step 1 Patrol Officer with a qualifying bachelors degree base pay is $76,225 a year. Max pay at step 6 with a qualifying bachelors degree is $97,363, (Pay negotiable for Lateral Transfers and Vacation time transfers)
Click here for our Patrol Officers Collective Bargaining Agreements that include pay and benefits. 
Public Pension System through Plymouth County Retirement. Police Officers are Group 4. 
Health Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, employee contribution 25%
Uniforms and equipment paid for by the department.

Hiring Process

We are a Civil Service department. Every year civil service holds a entry level police officer examination (exam information click here). You will need to pass the exam and be placed on the eligibility list. At a point when we are hiring we request the list of candidates from Civil Service. From there you will be contacted by Civil Service to come to the station to sign that you will accept appointment if selected. You will need to successfully pass a background investigation, HRD medical exam, HRD physical abilities test,psychological exam, and interview. The Town of Duxbury is an equal opportunity employer.

Police Academy and Field Training

If selected you will need to pass the recruit academy physical fitness entrance exam, once that is complete you will be sent to a 6 month police academy. The academy is Monday through Friday. Upon completion of the academy there will be a 3 month (minimum) field training program which you will rotate working all three shifts (8a-4p, 4p-midnight, and midnight-8a). During that time period you will be assigned a field training officer who will be with you until you successfully complete the FTO program. Upon completing the FTO program you will be assigned to a patrol shift (as determined by the collective bargaining agreement).

The Massachusetts Police Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST) sets the following minimum qualifications to be a certified police officer:

1.) Attaining the age of 21;
2.) Successful completion of a high school education or equivalent, as determined by the Commission;
3.) Successful completion of the basic training program approved by the MPTC;
4.) Successful completion of a physical and psychological fitness evaluation approved by the Commission;
5.) Successful completion of a state and national background check, including, but not limited to, fingerprinting and a full employment history; provided, that if the applicant has been previously employed in law enforcement in any state or United States territory or by the federal government, the applicant’s full employment record, including complaints and discipline, shall be evaluated in the background check;
6.) Passage of an examination approved by the Commission;
7.) Possession of current first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation certificates or the equivalent, as determined by the Commission;
8.) Successful completion of an oral interview; and
9.) Being of good moral character and fit for employment in law enforcement, as determined by the Commission.

If you are currently a POST certified Officer working for a civil service police department and are interested in a lateral transfer contact Sgt. Andrew Homestead. 

Other Police Department Positions

All open jobs for the following positions are posted by the Town Human Resources Department: administrative assistants, student interns, volunteers, civilian traffic unit members, animal control officer, and part-time special police officers.

Link to Town HR Job Postings. 

Sgt. Andrew Homestead, Chief Michael Carbone, Deputy Chief Friend Weiler
February 12, 2025 MPAC Award Ceremony

Duxbury Police Department participates in the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program (MPAP), therefore, every three (3) years, the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC) inspects our policies and procedures as well as our operations and facilities. The MPAP consists of 257 mandatory standards and 125 optional standards. In order for the department to achieve accreditation status, we must meet all mandatory standards and at least 55% of optional standards. This program is a self-initiated process by which all departments involved strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established by the profession, for the profession. Achieving Accreditation is a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. The Duxbury Police Department first achieved Certification on May 20, 2005 followed by becoming fully Accredited on June 1, 2006. 

If you have any questions regarding recruiting, training, or accreditation contact the Professional Standards Sergeant.