Enforcement Officers has become ever more difficult under the current atmosphere

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Enforcement Officers has become ever more difficult under the current atmosphere where policing has been challenged by the media and certain segments of society. You are in the role of an advisor to your local law enforcement agency. Identify the challenges that exist for recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers. What suggestions do you have to improve both recruitment for and retention of law enforcement officers? Assure that you utilize the information in the assigned reading to assist you in your response.

policies in practice. Applicants are usually given an saly make that information available, as they do opportunity to explain their drug use; and the cir not want to waste an applicant's or the agency's time. cumstances, the number of times, and the age at use eeber that in the U.S. criminal justice system, are examined by the hiring agency. It remains to be a person is not considered guilty until convicted in seen how the recent legalization of recreational mar court juana in Colorado and Washington wil impact this ssue in the future Along with the issue of criminal records is undetected criminal activity. This will be explored The FBI essentially followed the same pro later in this chapter during the discussions cedure when they relaxed their drug standards background investigations, polygraph exams, and in 2007 in an effort to expand their candidate intervie pool. Previously, candidates were automatically eliminated due to a scoring system that was some what arbitrary. The FBI believes their new policy The Recruitment Process "encourages honesty and candor" and allows the agency to look at the whole person and the tity According to Gary W. Cordner, Kathryn E of the circumstances. Local agencies have followed Sbugh, and Robert Sheehan, some police their lead and developed similar guidelines departments seem to discourage applicants from Drug restrictions vary widely from agency to applying with their lengthy and challenging hiring agency and will require research by interested appli process. These authors also point to the low esteem cants for whom this is an issue. A policy or action n which police are held in some communities and that is too liberal can raise issues of liability for agen the fictitious television image of the police as other cies. Most departments also have random drug test factors that discourage qualified applicants fromm ing, and officers can be fired and stripped of their applying for police jobs.20 Some potential candi dates may perceive the physical attributes as being beyond their reach, whereas others may have nega tive images of police. Since September 11, 2001, however, the law enforcement profession has been People wishing to become police officers must more favorably viewed; watching the media cover respect and adhere to the rules of society The lack age of the terrorist attacks, many people realized the of a significant criminal record is a requirement for heroes were simply everyday people with a desire to becoming a police officer. However, many police help and contribute to society who, with dedication state certificate if found to be using drugs. Criminal Record Restrictions departments recognize that people may make mis and hard work, had attained their goals. takes, especially when young, that might result in an arrest. Police departments also distinguish between arrests and convictions In recent years, the recruitment process to attract adequate numbers of qualified police can didates has become increasingly challenging. In A Justice Department survey discovered its 2004 report Hiring and Keeping Police Officers, that 100 percent of all police departments con the National Institute of Justice found that since duct criminal record checks for all applicants and 2000, more than half of small agencies (in areas with 99 percent conduct background investigations population less than 50,000) and two-thirds of large Most departments will reject a candidate with a fel- agencies (population greater than 50,000) reported ony conviction, but a misdemeanor conviction does that a lack of qualified candidates has made it dif not necessarily prohibit a person from employment. ficult to fill vacancies.21 Some possible explanations As with drug use, the severity and violence of the cited by that report as well as by others include the following crime, the circumstances surrounding the crime, the time elapsed since the crime, and the age of the individual when the crime was committed will be examin .The economy luring candidates into the private ector Increased education requirements Applicants who have concerns about their crim inal records should check the websites of the agen cies in which they are interested. Most will post exactly what the disqualifying crimes are. Agencies recruitment process The effort to attract the best people to apply for the police position

Explanation / Answer

Law enforcement agencies are facing the challenges in recruitment of enforcement officers as the number of applicants are decreasing day by day. they have fixed some criteria of selection like qualification, clean criminal record, no drug use, physically fit, knowledge and skill, specifi traits etc. also candidates applied for the job are demanded by other agencies like Fire department, military, federal law enforcement, homeland security agencies.

The question arises to find the solution in what should be the effective selection process implemented in selection process. the enforcement agency will be effective if we will have effective officers recruited. for which we have to see some qualities like integrity, human diversity skills, service orientation, team compatibility, oral communicationskill, written communication skill, motivation, human relation skill, self control, planning and organising skill etc.

for strenghening the agency, we have to see tha candidates are joining have these qualities as these qualities will develope their morale to serve the society betterly with honesty.

after facing the recruiment challenges, the retention of these officers are also a challenge for the agencies.

- The first retention issue happened at the time of probationary period as people are getting problems to survive during the training period.

- some cases the officers are pressurised by the family members to leave the job as lot of deaths and evils.

- Money is not sufficient as compare to the life of self as always in endanger.

- working condition is not conducive as no specific time and place of working. so number of challenges prevailed, despite we need to develop the agencies for better society.

so we should activate the mentoring system so as to motivate and realise the future, respect and security i the job. we give personal attention in family security, job security and better working conditions to motivate to work. they must be equiped with updated technologies in changing scenario.

apart form hard core training, they should be provided cases to develop patriotism.

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