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Recruitment, Hiring & Retention

Hiring Incentives for Recruitment

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Signing bonus
  • Academy training & Paid salary during training
  • Tuition reimbursement & student loan forgiveness
  • Flexible schedule and potential for overtime
  • Being part of a department with a good reputation
  • Relaxed screening process and updated policies on tattoos, background investigations
  • Professional development and leadership opportunities

Recruitment, hiring and retention of the best law enforcement officers is critical for a safe, thriving community. A diverse and inclusive agency workforce that reflects the community residents leads to increased trust, collaboration, and transparency. The COPS Office is working with other DOJ components and the Administration to help agencies evolve their recruitment and hiring process through new initiatives, policy changes and best practices implemented by innovative agencies.

 

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Dispatch Articles

 

February 2024

Recruitment and Retention Strategies from Rapid City

December 2022

Overcoming Recruiting Shortages by Applying Industrial and Organizational Psychology Practices

June 2022

Building Law Enforcement Alliances with LGBTQ Communities

March 2021

Kathleen O’Toole — A Profile in Law Enforcement Leadership


 

February 2021

Black Voices in Policing — Perspectives of Someone Who Wore the Badge

November 2018

Gender Diversity in Policing

October 2018

Gender Diversity in Policing

June 2015

Labor Management

 
 

SPOTLIGHT

   
    

U.S. Department of Justice   
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services   
145 N Street NE   
Washington, DC 20530

Contact the Department   
800-421-6770   
 

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