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Police recruitment and retention for the new millennium : the state of knowledge / Jeremy M. Wilson.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-959.Publication details: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0833050508
  • 9780833050502
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Police recruitment and retention for the new millennium.DDC classification:
  • 363.2/20973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV8141 .P5933 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- The dynamic police staffing challenge: the bucket metaphor -- Retention: plugging the hole in the bucket -- Recruitment: filling the bucket -- The most-promising practices for maintaining police workforce levels.
Summary: The supply of and demand for qualified police officers are changing in a time of increasing attrition, expanding law-enforcement responsibilities, and decreasing resources. These contribute to the difficulties that many agencies report 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.
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Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- The dynamic police staffing challenge: the bucket metaphor -- Retention: plugging the hole in the bucket -- Recruitment: filling the bucket -- The most-promising practices for maintaining police workforce levels.

The supply of and demand for qualified police officers are changing in a time of increasing attrition, expanding law-enforcement responsibilities, and decreasing resources. These contribute to the difficulties that many agencies report 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.

This project was supported by Cooperative Agreement 2007CKWXK005 awarded by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice.

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