3 options
Police recruitment and retention in the contemporary urban environment : a national discussion of personnel experiences and promising practices from the front lines / Jeremy M. Wilson, Clifford A. Grammich.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Jeremy M., 1974-
- Series:
- Conference proceedings Police recruitment and retention in the contemporary urban environment
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Police--Recruiting--United States.
- Police.
- Police--United States--Personnel management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (49 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A summary of the presentations, discussions, and opinions offered by panelists at a National Summit on Police Recruitment and Retention in the Contemporary Urban Environment held at RAND in June 2008. Topics examined include changing police workforce issues, strategies being employed, lessons that could be learned from other organizations such as the military, and in-depth analyses of police recruiting and retention in selected cities.
- Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. The Changing Context of Police Recruitment and Retention; Purpose and Organization of This Report; The Changing Police Workforce; 2. Current Practices; Recruiting in a Highly Competitive Job Market; Recruiting for a Rapidly Growing Community; Rebuilding After a Catastrophe; Strategic Recruiting in a Large Department; Hiring for Community Needs; Struggling to Retain Diversity; Improving Recruitment and Retention Simultaneously; 3. Improving Practices; Improving Recruiting; Recruiting Lessons from the Military; Recruiting Without Resources
- Improving Retention4. Concluding Remarks; Summary of Discussions; Implications for Meeting Personnel Needs; Appendix A - Summit Agenda; Appendix B - Summit Participants; References
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-8330-4801-5
- OCLC:
- 459796007
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.