Recruitment criteria have shifted from military service preference to higher education, with some agencies revisiting veteran preferences due to staffing shortages. Selection involves multiple steps ...

ROANOKE, Va. – More than 70% of police departments nationwide say recruiting is tougher than it was five years ago, with most operating with a 10% staffing gap, according to a national survey. The ...

At one point, Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart liked his odds. His department had 10 police officer vacancies, but 100 ...

Three months ago, Courtney Bass was working as a nurse at Mercy Medical Center in Aurora. During her shifts in the emergency room, she’d notice an undeniable pride in the paramedics she met. “They ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Like police departments across the country, the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) is trying to boost its officer numbers. KRQE has reported on the department’s recruitment ...

NEXT. KMBC NINE NEWS. WELL, IT’S THE LARGEST RECRUITING CLASS FROM THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND SIX YEARS. WE KNOW 41 MEN AND WOMEN TOOK THEIR PLACE IN THE ACADEMY TODAY. KMBC ANDY ...

Mayor Johnson ceremonially signed a city file proposing a statewide police recruitment incentive program. This effort, modeled on a program in Florida, proposes a statewide bonus to attract police to ...

SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Police Department is taking a unique approach to meeting a significant recruiting deficit within the department, down 172 positions including 82 sworn staff and 90 ...

Before a Dallas Police recruit ever walks into the academy, they start with a morning at Dallas PD headquarters working to complete a series of physical fitness exercises. The on-site training ...