Evidence-Based Lessons for Police Workforce Planning
by
Jeremy M. Wilson, Bernard D. Rostker, Cha-Chi Fan
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
Shares results of a survey, sent to every U.S. police agency with at least 300 sworn officers, on recruitment and retention practices. Finds that police compensation, city size, and crime rates affected recruiting. Advertising and incentives had little effect on the number of recruits. Cohort sizes...