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

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.

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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