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How cops’ interactions with kids can help resolve the recruiting crisis

Police officers have a unique opportunity to positively influence the lives of countless children

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Police officers have a unique opportunity to positively influence the lives of countless children — many of whom do not really have very many positive role models in their lives — to become productive members of society when they grow up. Significant opportunities exist for those officers to not just help kids see what “doing good” looks like, but to influence them to have the desire to “do good” themselves. In this podcast episode, Doug Wyllie sits again with Brentwood PD Officer Mitch Brouillette, who serves as the SRO at Heritage High School, to discuss how cops can be their department’s best recruiters.

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