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Police faces see recruitment struggles, surge in retirements MENSAH M. DEAN, JULIE SHAW and VINNY VELLA, The Philadelphia Inquirer May 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Amid growing calls for police reform and national debate over the deadly use of force, police departments in Philadelphia and beyond are struggling to retain and attract officers, law enforcement officials say. Across the region and the nation, police officials and union leaders described the state of recruiting as in “crisis” mode. “It’s the perfect storm. We are anticipating that the department is go...

Police departments struggle to keep and attract officers Updated May 01, 2021; Posted May 01, 2021 Protesters confront police during a march, Tuesday Oct. 27, 2020, in Philadelphia. Hundreds of demonstrators marched in West Philadelphia over the death of Walter Wallace, a Black man who was killed by police. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file)AP Facebook Share By MENSAH M. DEAN, JULIE SHAW and VINNY VELLA, The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Amid growing calls for police reform and national debate over the deadly use of force, police departments in Philadelphia and beyond are struggling...

WHYY By Police officers keep a watchful eye as peaceful protesters march down Flatbush Avenue on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) Derek Chauvin’s conviction on murder charges in the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd was rare, both in terms of the outcome of the trial and what led up to the verdict. There have been countless cases over the years of law enforcement killing people on camera, and a vast majority of officers have walked away scot-free, despite the very visible blood on their hands. The difference in this case, how...

Who wants to be a police officer? Mensah M. Dean, - The Philadelphia Inquirer Protesters march up North Front Street on April 13 in Columbus, demonstrating against the fatal shooting of a Black man shot and killed by police in Westerville, Ohio. Amid growing calls for police reform and national debate over the deadly use of force, police departments are struggling to retain and attract officers, law enforcement officials say. Across the nation, police officials and union leaders described the state of recruiting as in “crisis” mode. “It’s the perfect storm. We are anticipating that t...

Police departments bracing for staffing shortages as retirements rise amid a ‘recruiting crisis’ Updated 1:40 PM; Today 1:40 PM Chicago police officers put up crime scene tape on Feb. 28, 2020. Law enforcement officials attribute a decline in interest in police jobs to a confluence of recent events. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS)TNS Facebook Share Across the nation, police officials and union leaders described the state of recruiting as in “crisis” mode. “It’s the perfect storm. We are anticipating that the department is going to be understaffed by several hundred members, be...