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Police Recruitment and Training

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Police Recruitment and Training

Recruiting and selecting personnel to perform the varied tasks is a challenge for all police

departments as we work to enhance the current practice of police recruiting and training. Recruitment

and selection are needed for entry-level, supervisory, and chief positions. As the economic crisis

continues, more competent individuals are seeking jobs. This discovery contrasts with prior years when

police departments struggled to find qualified recruits (Bopp & Folley, 1974). Due to the economic

slump and company staff cuts, this is more common. Chiefs of police also feel that corporate downsizers

with work experience, teamwork, and maturity are excellent for public safety jobs. Due to the

importance of recruitment and selection to the success of any organization and the fact that most law

enforcement agency improvements are accomplished inside, police administration must attract

outstanding applicants for women and other oppressed groups.

To improve the police force's capacity to recruit and train officers, the working group must

consider what the department wants in an employee over their career. The working group should

examine statistics from its local Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to evaluate the

department's diversity. The working committee should study recruiting barriers. These include

residency, schooling, background checks, grooming, physical requirements, and academy and training

needs (Bopp & Folley, 1974). The panel must assess if such norms apply to police officers in the 21st

century. The organization should also identify what traits and attitudes constitute a good local team

member. To agree on priorities, police, community people, and others must be heard. Law enforcement

requires hard and soft skills, but women and Native Americans must be represented. Law enforcement

should recruit more women.

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Reference

Bopp, W. J., & Folley, V. L. (1974). Police personnel administration: The management of human

resources. Holbrook Press.