The average officer makes about $200 a week.

As a result the average officer was judged "Excellent" on these forms.

The average officer nowadays is lucky if he can keep abreast of his work and get six hours' sleep a night.

Police officers on the water tend to be more relaxed than the average law-enforcement officer.

Lots of money, far beyond the average junior officer.

So take that a step further and think of the average male officer.

It is not so much about "bad apples," they say, as about the average officer.

Some studies indicate the average officer would have to work 300 years before becoming involved in a fatal shooting of a civilian.

Under the force's steady-tour system, an average officer works 12-hour shifts three days a week.

Meanwhile, the average officer is scheduled to work the equivalent of about 40 weeks a year.