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The technology, which proved itself during the pandemic, not only helps with employee retention but can ease police departments’ budget constraints
Meet Mary Nero: Greensboro Police Department’s lone homicide victim advocate who managed a record 74 homicide cases in a single year
Nero’s team is expanding at a crucial time, as the city of Greensboro, N.C., has experienced a record number of homicides this past year
The quotas were imposed 40 years ago when only 9.9% of the department’s officers were Black and 3.4% were women
Law enforcement agencies should use every tool at their disposal – including technology – to keep candidates engaged
County deputies will help out in the interim, but Sheriff Doug Rader says it “will be a struggle” to find new qualified officers
The new initiative aims to draw in more police applicants as numbers dwindle across the state
“This appointment of an unqualified person will have no credibility with the Command Staff or rank and file,” said NABLEO’s chairman
Baltimore PD has roughly 400 vacancies among sworn staff and recruitment efforts can’t keep pace with those leaving
“I never had a second thought. I had a feeling this was what I was supposed to do.”
Can the power of the genome reveal the police officer mind and foster no-brainer hiring decisions?
The visual depiction of a police agency has become critical in gaining brand equity and competing for top talent