Recruitment, Retention, and Turnover of Police Personnel

Recruitment, Retention, and Turnover of Police Personnel

Author: Dwayne W. Orrick

Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 0398085935

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The recruitment and selection of exceptional personnel are critical to a police department achieving its mission; however, agencies nationwide are experiencing difficulty finding and retaining qualified officers. This book provides a systematic approach to successful employee recruitment in both law and enforcement and criminal justice agencies. The text discusses in detail the legal environment and necessity to develop a diverse workforce. It further outlines the need, benefits, and steps for identifying a department's core values, conducting an organizational assessment, and completing a sta.


Police Recruitment and Retention for the New Millennium

Police Recruitment and Retention for the New Millennium

Author: Jeremy M. Wilson

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9780833050175

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Many police departments report difficulties in creating a workforce that represents community demographics, is committed to providing its employees the opportunity for long-term police careers, and effectively implements community policing. This book summarizes lessons on recruiting and retaining effective workforces.


Recruitment, Selection, and Retention of Law Enforcement Officers

Recruitment, Selection, and Retention of Law Enforcement Officers

Author: Patrick Oliver

Publisher: Looseleaf Law Publications

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781932777963

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Attract, Hire & Keep the Best of the Best! Includes: - The 12 key traits of successful officers - Ways to attract qualified candidates - The importance of a job task analysis - Insights into the best selection process - Guidance on background checks - Tips for creating a multicultural agency - Advice on mentoring programs - Exploration of fitness-for-duty issues - Effective strategies for officer retention?


Recruitment and Retention

Recruitment and Retention

Author: Bernard Rostker

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 0833041428

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Since Hurricane Katrina, resignations from the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) have increased, and the department went more than a year without recruiting enough candidates to justify a police academy training course. The authors present practical recommendations for change that could help the NOPD improve recruiting and retention. Issues addressed include the lack of affordable post-Katrina housing, the fact that the families of many police officers no longer live in the New Orleans area, the destroyed departmental infrastructure, and a budget that does not provide enough resources to meet basic needs. They focus on compensation, including housing; the promotion process and the career management system; recruiting; the mix of officers and civilians; and ways to improve the morale of the NOPD. The recommendations, which are specifically tailored to the unique circumstances of the NOPD, include (1) using civilian employees, where appropriate, for jobs currently being performed by uniformed officers; (2) developing a proactive recruiting program; (3) offering some of the city's housing stock in-kind to police officers or selling the property and using the proceeds to improve compensation; (4) increasing the frequency of promotion examinations; (5) eliminating the backlog of promotions to higher levels in the department; (6) restructuring compensation to attract recruits and retain serving officers; (7) establishing a first-responders charter school; and (8) rebuilding the police infrastructure to improve morale.


Police Recruitment and Retention in the Contemporary Urban Environment

Police Recruitment and Retention in the Contemporary Urban Environment

Author: Jeremy M. Wilson

Publisher: RAND Corporation

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13:

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A summary of the presentations, discussions, and opinions offered by panelists at a National Summit on Police Recruitment and Retention in the Contemporary Urban Environment held at RAND in June 2008. Topics examined include changing police workforce issues, strategies being employed, lessons that could be learned from other organizations such as the military, and in-depth analyses of police recruiting and retention in selected cities.


Police Recruitment, Selection and Retention

Police Recruitment, Selection and Retention

Author: California. Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. Minority Recruitment Project

Publisher:

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13:

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This report was compiled from the keynote address, individual presentations, statements by panelists, and information generated from workshop groups at a conference on minority police recruitment, selection, and retention. The overriding purpose of the conference was to contribute to the increased effectiveness of law enforcement, a primary concern of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. In 1971, the state legislature, in Assembly Concurrent Resolution no. 158, requested that the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training provide specific programs to assist local law enforcement agencies in the recruitment of minority police candidates. The specific purpose of the conference was to provide technical information regarding compliance regulations and a viable approach to administering validated selection procedures, consistent with the intent of these regulations.


Recruitment, Retention, and Turnover of Police Personnel

Recruitment, Retention, and Turnover of Police Personnel

Author: W. Dwayne Orrick

Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Limited

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9780398077990

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The recruitment and selection of exceptional personnel are critical to a police department achieving its mission; however, agencies nationwide are experiencing difficulty finding and retaining qualified officers. This book provides a systematic approach to successful employee recruitment in both law and enforcement and criminal justice agencies. The text discusses in detail the legal environment and necessity to develop a diverse workforce. It further outlines the need, benefits, and steps for identifying a department's core values, conducting an organizational assessment, and completing a staffing analysis, which provides the foundation for reducing turnover and improving recruitment and retention. The text offers the means to identify an agency's labor market and tailor recruitment efforts accordingly. Also explored is the need to market a department and develop an employer brand, along with developing a relationship with the media. A variety of recruitment techniques are presented, including referral systems, poaching, electronic and print media, and career fairs. A special section is included for improving minority and female recruitment. The text identifies the factors attributable to high levels of attrition and outlines actions to build a strong organizational culture and slow the churn of turnover. The text also focuses on the mentoring process to guide employees through the various stages of their career. While the concepts of the book are theoretically based, emphasis is placed on reliable, practical, and effective solutions for addressing the issues of recruitment, retention, and turnover of police personnel.