"Personnel management is a critical but oft neglected function of police organizations. While much attention is given to recruiting and retention, these are only tools for accomplishing a larger goal: achieving and maintaining the profile of officers by experience and rank that satisfies agency needs and officer career aspirations. Police agencies often have little ability to assess their organization and environment, and they receive little guidance on how best to build and maintain their workforces. In this monograph, the authors seek to fill the gap of information available to police agencies through a survey on their recruitment and retention practices. The survey, sent to every U.S. police agency with at least 300 sworn officers, sought to document such characteristics as authorized and actual strength by rank, officer work and qualifications, compensation, and recruiting efforts. The authors used these data to provide an overview of current recruitment and retention practices, to describe how they affected police recruitment and personnel profiles, and to identify future research needs. Findings include that police compensation, city size, and crime rates had statistically significant effects on police recruiting. Advertising and recruiting incentives had little effect on the number of recruits. Cohort sizes and structures highlighted current and future personnel management challenges. To facilitate comparative and longitudinal analyses of police staffing, the authors recommend ongoing national data collection."--P. [4] of cover.

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As the founder of consulting firm Military Transitions, Emily King applied over a decade’s worth firsthand HR knowledge to pioneer the charge of helping military professionals migrate from military service to civilian employment. Now, in this thought-provoking book, she’s equipping leaders with the tools they need to recruit and retain some of America’s top talent--and understand the unique considerations involved when working with employees from a military background. Field Tested uncovers key cultural differences between the military and civilian workplace and reveals how these differences can affect employee performance, satisfaction, and retention. You’ll discover best practices for interviewing veterans, on-boarding them quickly and effectively, positioning them for success, ensuring a smooth cultural transition, managing performance, and helping them develop lasting careers. With a wealth of unique talents and experiences, veterans add value to your team beyond your typical civilian employee. Complete with real-world examples, practical models, and savvy advice, Field Tested gives readers insight into veterans’ exceptional abilities so you can maximize their benefit in any organization.

Discussion Questions; Suggested Reading; CHAPTER 2 The Nature of Police Work; The Evolution of Police Work; Police Discretion; Crime Control, Order Maintenance, or Social Service?; The Core of the Police Role; The Skill of Policing; While on Routine Patrol; Management Implications; Summary; Discussion Questions; Suggested Reading; CHAPTER 3 Police Goals and Systems; The Purposes of the Police; The Systems Concept; The Police Organization as a System; Summary; Discussion Questions; Cases; Suggested Reading; CHAPTER 4 Police Organizational Tasks; The Operations Subsystem.