Recruitment and retention : lessons for the New Orleans Police Department / Bernard D. Rostker, William M. Hix, Jeremy M. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rostker, Bernard.

Contributor:

Hix, William M. (William Michael), 1940-

Wilson, Jeremy M., 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--Recruiting--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Police.

Employee retention--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Employee retention.

Police administration--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Police administration.

New Orleans (La.). Police Department.

New Orleans (La.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (49 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand Gulf States Policy Institute, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since Hurricane Katrina, resignations from the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) have increased, and the department went more than a year without recruiting enough candidates to justify a police academy training course. The authors present practical recommendations for change that could help the NOPD improve recruiting and retention. Issues addressed include the lack of affordable post-Katrina housing, the fact that the families of many police officers no longer live in the New Orleans area, the destroyed departmental infrastructure, and a budget that does not provide enough resources to me

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; Chapter One - Introduction: The Problem; A Personal and Professional Disaster for the New OrleansPolice Department and Other First Responders; Recruiting and Retention Since Katrina; Chapter Two - Lessons That Might Help the New Orleans Police Department; Compensation; Career Progression and Promotion; Recruiting; Civilian/Officer Mix; Morale; Chapter Three - Conclusion; Bibliography

Notes:

"MG-585-RC"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-35).

ISBN:

1-281-18109-9

9786611181093

0-8330-4268-8

OCLC:

476120005