This is an excellent podcast that covers the topic of police officers moving from police department to police department. At the podcast site, there are links to the original article that this podcast is based on and for one of the authors of the article. Jerusalem Demsas did an excellent job with this interview.
Tag: Police Hiring
Initiative 157: Funding For Law Enforcement | Common Sense Institute
Ballot Initiative 157 attempts to respond to Colorado’s crime by sweetening police recruitment incentives.
— Read on commonsenseinstituteco.org/initiative-157-funding-for-law-enforcement/
Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE
90% of Michigan state troopers are white − why making the force more representative is a challenge
From culture shock to a lack of family support, slow progress on diversity in police recruitment reflects real challenges in a tough field.
— Read on theconversation.com/90-of-michigan-state-troopers-are-white-why-making-the-force-more-representative-is-a-challenge-226938
CITY OF SEATTLE PUBLIC SAFETY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION – ENTRY POLICE EXAM VENDOR DUE DILIGENCE REPORT
From Research to Reality: Recruiting More Women into the Policing Profession
From Research to Reality: Recruiting More Women into the Policing Profession
— Read on new.express.adobe.com/webpage/0tE8FAJVcTqGb
Police Shortage?
Police Recruitment and Selection: Resources and Lessons for Workforce Building
Police officer recruitment and selection are challenging, yet vitally important contributors to police accountability and establishing a trusted relationship with the community. To help police leaders make informed decisions, researchers at Michigan State University reviewed existing literature and compiled this guide to current resources on law enforcement staffing. The guide presents summaries of publications describing innovative strategies and rigorously tested recruitment and selection tactics in a format that is concise and accessible. All information is cross tabulated on an easy-to-read table that allows readers to easily identify resources (and the specific page numbers within the resource) that address fourteen relevant themes such as mentorship, outreach to schools, and focus on various underrepresented groups. This work supports a comprehensive commitment by the U.S. Department of Justice to provide resources for the field to help police leaders meet the challenges of recruitment and staffing, as indicated by the 2023 publication of Recruitment and Retention for the Modern Law Enforcement Agency
— Read on portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/Home.aspx
Staffing Analysis of the San Francisco Police Department
Philly police want to relax reading and fitness requirements for new cops
Standards & Policy don’t change because of an emergency situation. This will only create a problem.
City leaders wrote to state officials that Philadelphia should be permitted for three years to set its own reading and fitness standards that are less stringent than the ones dictated by the state.
— Read on www.inquirer.com/news/philly-police-reading-fitness-test-recruiting-20231013.html
FERBRACHE: Want Real Police Reform? Then Give Cops A Huge Pay Raise | The Daily Caller
Police officers are paid to make prudent, often split second, decisions in the execution of their authorities, every time.
— Read on dailycaller.com/2023/09/18/police-compensation-reform-fbi-cops-suicide-risk/
Future of Policing 