Recruitment and retention : lessons for the New Orleans Police Department /

Since Hurricane Katrina, resignations from the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) have increased, and the department went more than a year without recruiting enough candidates to justify a police academy training course. The authors present practical recommendations for change that could help the...

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Main Author: Rostker, Bernard
Other Authors: Hix, William M. 1940-, Wilson, Jeremy M., 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Gulf States Policy Institute, 2007.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; Chapter One
  • Introduction: The Problem; A Personal and Professional Disaster for the New OrleansPolice Department and Other First Responders; Recruiting and Retention Since Katrina; Chapter Two
  • Lessons That Might Help the New Orleans Police Department; Compensation; Career Progression and Promotion; Recruiting; Civilian/Officer Mix; Morale; Chapter Three
  • Conclusion; Bibliography.
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • ch. 2. Lessons that might help the New Orleans Police Department
  • ch. 3. Conclusion.