See the report here:
www.sanfranciscopolice.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/SFPD2021StaffingAnalysisReport20220307.pdf
Tag: Police Hiring
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/
Portland’s Police Staffing Crisis | Manhattan Institute
Like other major cities, Portland, Oregon, has experienced a surge in crime and disorder over the past three years. But unlike other major cities, Portland is uniquely ill-equipped to deal with this problem, because its police department is uniquely understaffed. With just 1.26 officers per every 1,000 residents, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) ranks 48th […]
— Read on manhattan.institute/article/portlands-police-staffing-crisis
Responding to the Staffing Crisis – Innovations in Recruitment and Retention
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Police Operations and Staffing – City and County of Denver
We audited police operations and staffing by the Denver Police Department to evaluate the effectiveness of the department’s recruitment and retention practices and to assess its use of data to ensure effective operations.
— Read on denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Auditors-Office/Audit-Services/Audit-Reports/Police-Operations-and-Staffing
Police Staffing Observatory (PSO) Resources | School of Criminal Justice | Michigan State University
Below is a link to a list of Police Staffing observatory (PSO) Resources from the School of Criminal Justice in the Michigan State University
— Read on cj.msu.edu/research-excellence/pso/pso-publications.html
Police Are Stretched Thin | City Journal
Agencies across the country are experiencing alarming levels of officer turnover.
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/police-are-stretched-thin
Recruiting Officers After ‘Defund the Police’ in Charleston – The Atlantic
She has a plan to change law enforcement, one cop at a time.
— Read on www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/05/charleston-south-carolina-defund-the-police-recruitment/673461/
Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring | AP News
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Beyond the beating, kicking, cursing and pepper spraying, the video of Tyre Nichols’ deadly arrest at the hands of young Memphis police officers is just as notable for what’s missing — any experienced supervisors showing up to stop them.
— Read on apnews.com/article/law-enforcement-tyre-nichols-memphis-crime-93033874b99a4893c6c996fd56676795
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