Reporting on recruitment
Nancy Perry
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In December 2018, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) brought together 250 participants to discuss one of the most serious issues impacting modern law enforcement: the police recruitment and retention crisis. To assess the situation, PERF surveyed its members about workforce trends and found that 63% percent of agencies said the number of applicants for police officer positions had decreased either significantly (36%) or slightly (27%) over the past five years.
Out of that meeting came PERF’s latest report – The Workforce Crisis, and What Police Agencies Are Doing About It – the key findings of which are summarized by Chief Joel Shults in this month's PoliceOne Leadership Briefing. In addition, Chief Stacey White details why a police explorer program should be a key component of your agency’s recruitment campaign. Click here to read.
What steps has your agency taken to improve police recruitment and retention? Email [email protected].