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“If folks want to make a change for the better, we will make those services available. If they keep shooting, we will follow up with targeted enforcement action,” Criminologist Thomas Abt said
Research has found that a lack of affordable childcare is one of the major impediments to hiring and retaining officers
Jeff Rhinerson will support court security officers in upholding the safety and integrity of the Judicial Center in his role as a court security assistant
Six tips for academy cadets and new hires to make sure they get out of bed and arrive on time to class and work
A measure expected to be taken up Tuesday would allow police to live outside the city limits as long as their residence is within a one-hour response time
Recruiting best practices your agency should consider implementing this year
Department officials say they are constantly looking at ways to improve the hiring process
Answers require some strategic thinking and must be viewed from the position you are testing for, not the position you are in
The first thing police departments should do in 2020 is start using data to measure the success of recruitment initiatives
Over his 35-year career, Arnold has watched the border terrain transform into one of fences and roads, surveillance cameras and sensors
His comments came one day after Mobile’s police chief apologized for the officers’ ‘insensitive gesture’
The officer told command staff the incident was ‘meant to be a joke’
If you recruit well, conduct thorough background checks and train constantly, you can have a human with a kind heart and good ethics – but you can’t have perfection