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Rand Corporation monograph series |
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Rand Corporation monograph series.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-118). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Perceived pros and cons of law enforcement careers -- Who and what influences recruits' career decisions? -- Recruiting strategies -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix A: Survey instrument -- Appendix B: Description of survey responses. |
| Summary |
For much of the past decade, police and sheriff's departments faced considerable challenges in attracting and retaining recruits, such that many departments struggled to maintain their size. Although the economic downturn has altered this situation, police and sheriff's departments should expect that the tight labor market of the past decade will return. This volume summarizes a 2008-2009 survey fielded to recent police officer and sheriff's deputy recruits nationwide. The survey asked recruits why they chose a career in law enforcement, why they chose the particular agency that they joined, what they felt were the downsides of a career in law enforcement, and what could be done to improve their department's recruiting efforts. In discussing the survey results, the authors focus on how understanding modern recruits can help departments refine their recruitment practices and develop a workforce well suited to community-oriented policing. |
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Print version record. |
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Police -- Recruiting -- United States.
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Police recruits -- United States.
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Law enforcement -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
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Police -- United States -- Personnel management.
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Employee retention -- United States.
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Social sciences.
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Policiers -- Recrutement -- États-Unis.
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Recrues (Police) -- États-Unis.
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Lois -- Application -- Orientation professionnelle -- États-Unis.
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Personnel -- Rétention -- États-Unis.
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Sciences sociales.
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social sciences.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Law Enforcement.
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Employee retention
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Law enforcement -- Vocational guidance
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Police -- Personnel management
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Police -- Recruiting
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Police recruits
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Social sciences
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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| Added Author |
Ridgeway, Greg, 1973-
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Rand Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (Organization)
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United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
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| In: |
Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Castaneda, Laura Werber. Today's police and sheriff recruits. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010 9780833050472 (DLC) 2010031286 (OCoLC)671531660 |
| ISBN |
9780833050519 (electronic bk.) |
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0833050516 (electronic bk.) |
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9780833050472 |
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0833050478 |
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RAND/MG-992-DOJ |
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