NEW YORK — Police departments across the country are facing a 'vicious cycle' of retirements, resignations, and fewer hires, according to policing experts, leaving the communities they protect with understaffed departments and potentially underqualified officers.
NEW YORK — Police departments across the country are facing a"vicious cycle" of retirements, resignations, and fewer hires, according to policing experts, leaving the communities they protect with understaffed departments and potentially underqualified officers.
"If you don't have enough cops, at some point, you're going to have an active shooter situation where police response is critical, and getting there a minute later could cost you 20 or 50 lives," PERF executive director Chuck Wexler said. "I've told myself countless times that I would rather have a vacant position than put the wrong person wearing a police officer's uniform and badge," Letteney added.
A survey of police departments from the International Association of Chiefs of Police, conducted in 2019 before the availability of officers worsened, found that 78% of agencies reported issues recruiting qualified candidates. Fifty percent of agencies changed their internal policies to gain qualified candidates, and 25% said they eliminated services, units, or positions due to the inability to staff their departments adequately.
When asked about the bodycam video of officers abusing and assaulting residents circulated in the media and online, Gerhard admitted,"It looks horrible, period;" however, he said he is committed to"rebuilding" his department. Case in point, Gerhard told ABC News that he wants to hire capable and qualified recruits, not more attainable officers seeking a"second chance" after leaving or being fired by other departments.
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