Today's police and sheriff recruits : insights from the newest members of America's law enforcement community / / Laura Werber Castaneda, Greg Ridgeway

• Autore: Castaneda Laura Werber
• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (144 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.2/20973
• Soggetto topico: Police - Recruiting - United States; Police recruits - United States; Law enforcement - Vocational guidance - United States; Police - United States - Personnel management; Employee retention - United States
• Altri autori: RidgewayGreg <1973->
• Note generali: "MG-992-DOJ."
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Background; Approach and Data; Survey Instrument; Agency Sample and Recruitment; Survey Analysis; Organization of This Document; Chapter Two - Perceived Pros and Cons of Law Enforcement Careers; Reasons for Pursuing a Law Enforcement Career; Key Group of Interest: Female Recruits; Key Group of Interest: Minority Recruits; Other Key Groups of Interest; Disadvantages of Law Enforcement Careers; Key Group of Interest: Female Recruits ; Key Group of Interest: Minority RecruitsOther Key Groups of Interest; Discussion; Chapter Three - Who and What Influences Recruits' Career Decisions?; Influence of Family and Friends; Key Group of Interest: Female Recruits; Key Group of Interest: Minority Recruits; Other Key Groups of Interest; Role of Victimization on Law Enforcement Career Choices; Discussion; Chapter Four - Recruiting Strategies; Overview; Key Group of Interest: Female Recruits; Key Group of Interest: Minority Recruits; Other Key Groups of Interest; Discussion; Chapter Five - Conclusions and Recommendations ; Target the Perceptions of Would-Be Recruits and Their Potential InfluencersRecognize the Value of Both Financial and Nonfinancial Motivators; Fully Engage Current Officers and Staff in Agency Recruiting Efforts; Expand the Agency's Internet Presence; Develop Strategies to Recruit a Workforce Well Suited to Community-Oriented Policing; Continue to Learn from New Recruits; Appendixes; A. Survey Instrument; B. Description of Survey Responses; References; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: For much of the past decade, police and sheriff's departments faced considerable challenges in attracting and retaining recruits. This volume summarizes a 2008-2009 survey fielded to recent police officer and sheriff's deputy recruits nationwide. 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Today's police and sheriff recruits
• ISBN: 0-8330-5051-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220097603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Rand Corporation monograph series.