Recruitment & Retention Crisis: The Struggle to Hire – and Keep – Good Cops

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• How this agency is overcoming the recruitment challenge

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  Unlike most agencies, Summerville PD in South Carolina has few problems in finding and hiring top-quality candidates to the force. Here are some of the reasons Summerville PD is competing favorably for talent.

• Readers respond: Strategies to combat the recruitment & retention crisis

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  With a strong economy and low unemployment, police agencies are struggling to fill their ranks and keep good cops

• 5 police recruitment videos that think outside the box

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  Video is a must-have for your police department’s recruitment toolkit; check out our top picks for some inspiration

• How a police department is taking an all-hazards approach to recruitment and retention

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  With recruitment failing to keep up with attrition, the City of Topeka and the Topeka Police Department had to think outside of the box

• 7 questions to ask before hiring a police recruitment consultant

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  For law enforcement agencies considering outside assistance with recruitment campaigns, here are some valuable tips on how to find the right consultant

• How to build a diverse police force: Lessons from the corporate world

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  To truly embrace diversity, police departments need to implement change from the top down

• 5 principles to include in your hiring process to set your police agency apart

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  The messages police departments send to potential candidates are a critical part of the recruitment process

• How to keep good cops: Police leaders share best practices

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  Taking a strategic approach to hiring officers increases the likelihood you will retain those good cops in your ranks

• 5 ways police leaders can recruit and retain millennials

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  A generational wariness toward long-term employment commitments creates employee retention issues

• 4 reasons why police departments are struggling to fill their ranks

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  Calls for service continue to increase while recruitment numbers dwindle; police leaders must develop recruitment strategies that address these challenges