Police Jobs & Careers
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According to the “What Cops Want in 2024" survey, officers are experiencing unprecedented levels of fatigue and burnout
In addition to a decertification process, agencies need funding to address the recruitment and retention crisis
If signed into law, it would provide $60 million in grants each year to “smaller” law enforcement agencies, from 2023 to 2027
Personnel feel unrecognized, many do not trust agency leaders and few are willing to recommend their career to others. How can we fix this?
Council members nixed only one major request: a $12 million proposal to cover the cost of officers’ health insurance
‘We can’t just create officers': City council sounds alarm about Pittsburgh’s shrinking police force
“I’m just going to assume we’re going to lose the same number [of officers] next year, which will put us at 725,” a councilmember said
Video of the incident from the rookie officer’s body camera has been released by police
CPD’s chief of the recruitment and retention unit says CPD has been making progress to recruit new hires; its goal is to make 1,000 hires by the year’s end
“If we have insufficient resources for our daily operations, we are truly behind the eight ball when severe weather and other emergencies occur,” a union rep said
“Women bring an intelligence and compassion side to the job, and an ability to engage with the community, that make them excellent police officers.”
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