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Identifier	Thesis 2186
Author	Medina, Rafael, III, 1971-
Title	Law enforcement recruitment & selection : determining what today's applicant wants from a career in law enforcement
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2011; *
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	Law enforcement agencies have experienced a steady decline in qualified applicants from which to select and fill vacancies. This study examined police officer perceptions of the recruitment and hiring process. A survey was conducted with 144 Connecticut State Police and Connecticut Police Officer Standard and Training Council academy recruits during the summer of 2010. The survey questions addressed officers’ reasons for pursuing a career in law enforcement, their views of the hiring process, and factors that influenced their acceptance decisions. The results of the study have shown that recruits entering the field of law enforcement chose to do so for both altruistic and practical reasons. Recruits chose police work to fulfill their desire to serve, and selected the agency they wished to be employed with based on agency reputation. They were also influenced by the prospect of stable employment and retirement plan. Some significant differences emerged in their responses as a function of age and agency type. Millennial generation recruits were more influenced by the adventure/excitement of the job while Generation X recruits were more influenced by the security of a retirement plan. State police recruits were more influenced by the agency’s reputation while local police recruits were more likely to accept employment with the first agency to offer them a position. If law enforcement agencies are to be successful in attracting the most qualified candidates, they need to emphasize the characteristics that are appealing to applicants such as the ability to serve and the agency’s reputation as well as the potential for stability and benefits.
Subject	Police -- Recruiting -- Connecticut Police -- Selection and appointment -- Connecticut
Department	Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Advisor	Hedlund, Jennifer
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	804653129
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