Today's police and sheriff recruits : insights from the newest members of America's law enforcement community /

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For much of the past decade, police and sheriff's departments faced considerable challenges in attracting and retaining recruits, such that many departments struggled to maintain their size. Although the economic downturn has altered this situation, police and sheriff's departments should...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Castaneda, Laura Werber
Corporate Authors: Rand Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (Organization), United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Other Authors: Ridgeway, Greg, 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
Police > Recruiting > United States.
Police recruits > United States.
Law enforcement > Vocational guidance > United States.
Police > United States > Personnel management.
Employee retention > United States.
Social sciences.
Policiers > Recrutement > États-Unis.
Recrues (Police) > États-Unis.
Lois > Application > Orientation professionnelle > États-Unis.
Personnel > Rétention > États-Unis.
Sciences sociales.
social sciences.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Law Enforcement.
Employee retention
Law enforcement > Vocational guidance
Police > Personnel management
Police > Recruiting
Police recruits
Social sciences
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Perceived pros and cons of law enforcement careers
  • Who and what influences recruits' career decisions?
  • Recruiting strategies
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • Appendix A: Survey instrument
  • Appendix B: Description of survey responses.

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