December 2022

Guest Editor: Meghann Casanova

Amid the calls for significant police reform, law enforcement agencies are also dealing with the ongoing recruitment crisis that leaves them understaffed and overextended. Whether the solution lies in adapting the recruiting strategy to attract new applicants, seeking avenues to increase applicant diversity, or changing policies to meet the needs of the incoming workforce, agencies worldwide are exploring varied approaches and sharing what works.

Articles

• A Way Forward for Police Recruiting

  By Richard H. Donohue, PhD, Policy Researcher, and Bob Harrison, Adjunct Researcher, RAND Corporation
  Police recruiting—and staffing in general—is in a prolonged crisis, as documented by a variety of media sources, surveys, and expert panels. U.S. police agencies are reporting significant decrease...

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• 10 Steps for Recruiting More Women Police

  By Jenn Rineer, PhD, Research Psychologist, RTI International; Travis Taniguchi, PhD, Director of Research, National Policing Institute; Sarah E. Duhart Clarke, PhD, Research Psychologist, RTI International; Katherine Hoogesteyn, PhD, Senior Research Associate, National Policing Institute; and Kym Craven, Executive Director, National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives
  What should modern policing look like? What policies and practices are needed to change the profession to better support law enforcement officers, repair damaged community-police relationships, protec...

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• Sustaining Legitimacy & Building Confidence

  By Shawna Coxon, Deputy Commissioner, and Yvonne Cooke, Executive Director of Human Resources, An Garda Síochána
  While celebrating it’s 100-year anniversary, An Garda Síochána (“The Guardians of the Peace” in Irish) takes a look back at its story and how it came into being as the unitary police and natio...

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• The Impact of Intergenerational Workplace Relationships

  By Scott Harrington, Captain, Marin County Sheriff’s Office, California
  As today’s police officers grow to take on leadership roles, the intergenerational relationship between millennial commanders and Genera...

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