Abstract
Police departments are finding it difficult to hire good candidates to fill the void of officers that retire, resign, or leave for other agencies. Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of officers retiring or resigning and a slight decrease in hiring. Research does not indicate a dominant reason for officers’ resignations nor a single solution to police force retention. Department administrators must understand why their officers are leaving and try to accommodate their needs, so they do not resign. This research uses a national survey to determine elements that contribute to the mass resignation as well as retention strategies.
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Project Type
Capstone
College or School
College of Professional Studies Granite Division
Program or Major
Leadership
Date
Winter 2022
Recommended Citation
Hennessey, Thomas, "Solving Police Recruitment and Retention Issues" (2022). M.S. in Leadership. 12.
https://scholars.unh.edu/ms_leadership/12
Capstone Paper
