• Patrol
• K-9 Unit
• Detective Unit
• Special Victims Unit
• Special Investigations Unit
• Street Crime Unit
• Anti-Crime Unit
• SWAT
• Training Unit
• Sexual Offender Compliance Unit
• Community Policing
• Traffic Unit
• Motor Unit
• Mounted Unit
• Drone Unit

The Manchester Police Department has a remarkable employee wellness program to promote health and wellness through departmental collaboration. This group encourages police department personnel and their family members to strengthen their health and wellbeing through educational opportunities, wellness activities, and self-improvement guidelines. Our robust mental health and wellness program can provide vetted culturally competent referrals to assist our employees with issues ranging from financial support, family support, legal support, chaplain services, peer lead badge meeting, individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling, as well as intensive outpatient and inpatient counseling. Our strong emphasis on officer wellness is seen in the following initiatives:

• New hire and annual in-services training with a focus on physical & emotional health
• Avoiding burnout and compassion fatigue and financial wellness
• Individual peer support and group support through Critical Incident Stress Debriefs (CISD)
• Military deployment support
• Retreat for first responder
• Comfort dog deployments
• Police chaplain and family association
• Fitness Center

A police officer must be certified or certifiable by the NH Police Standards and Training Council and responsible for the prevention, detection, or prosecution of crimes and the enforcement of the laws of the state and of its political subdivisions and has full general arrest powers pursuant to NH Statute Title VII, Ch. 106-L, Sec. 106-L:2, IV a, b, c, and 1.

All certified police officers, as a condition of continued certification and employment every 3 years, pass a physical fitness performance test administered by the hiring authority or the council, according to protocols adopted by the council pursuant to NH Statute Title VII, Ch. 106-L, Sec. 106-L:6, IX; Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid driver’s license; Must never have been convicted of a felony.

The general duty of police work is the protection of life and property through the enforcement of laws and ordinances. As a police officer, you will be required to perform general and preventive patrol and investigative duties, enforce all applicable laws, maintain peace and order, and perform directly related work as required. Work normally consists of patrol preliminary investigation, traffic regulation, criminal investigations, and investigation duties in a designated area on an assigned shift, which may be performed in a cruiser, on foot, or on bicycle patrol. A police officer maintains a highly visible presence within the community for the purpose of deterring crime as much as possible, maintaining good community relations, and providing an identifiable source for citizens to go to for assistance, guidance, protection, and service. Police work involves an element of personal danger, and employees must be able to act without direct supervision and exercise independent judgment in meeting emergencies.