Stigma, pay hamper recruiting effort at Wayne Co. Sheriff's Office View Comments Detroit — With 200 jobs to fill at the Wayne County Jail, recruiting candidates is a top priority for Sheriff Raphael Washington. But a recent job fair, which drew only two applicants in three hours, indicates the uphill nature of the battle for his department. "When you turn on the TV and everything about the cops is bad, it makes kids not want to work in law enforcement," said Keith Williams, one of the recruiters taking part in the event May 22 outside Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ on Detroit's west side. "And then there's the peer pressure."