Recruitment & Personnel

Targeting, recruiting, hiring, and maintaining adept sworn law enforcement officers is one of the most important functions for the future of any agency. Law enforcement organizations must continually adapt to the needs of their community and evolve to obtain officers who possess a skill set geared toward a specific agency and community. The IACP, which continuously works to advance the goals of its members and the field, has a long history of addressing this topic in a variety of ways, such as providing model policies and resources, producing evidence-based research, and conducting promotional assessments for law enforcement agencies.

Best Practices Guide: Recruitment, Retention, and Turnover

The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of the issues that impact an agency’s ability to recruit sufficient numbers of qualified persons…

See Details

Best Practices Guide: Recruitment, Retention, and Turnover

Law Enforcement Recruitment Toolkit

The toolkit comprises four reports, each focusing on a different area of recruitment. The lead piece, Police Recruitment: Foundation Concepts, describes police departments’ changing recruitment…

See Details

Law Enforcement Recruitment Toolkit

Policy Center Resources

See All

Employee Drug Policy

The critical mission of law enforcement establishes a compelling need to maintain a drug-free work environment. Employees who engage in unauthorized use of controlled substances...

Policy Center Resource

Read more about Employee Drug Policy

Employee Misconduct

Law enforcement employees should take a professional, victim-centered approach to sexual assaults and to proactively investigate these crimes and prosecute the perpetrator in a manner...

Policy Center Resource

Read more about Investigation of Allegations of Employee Misconduct

Grooming and Appearance

The professional and uniform appearance of officers furthers the goals of law enforcement agencies by projecting a positive and professional image to the public. Appearance standards...

Policy Center Resource

Read more about Grooming and Appearance

Standards of Conduct

Law enforcement officers must accept and abide by a high ethical and moral standard that is consistent with the rule of law they are sworn...

Policy Center Resource

Read more about Standards of Conduct

Resources

Police Communication Strategies for Navigating Difficult Dialogues Webinar

The IACP Public Information Officers Section hosted a webinar on Police Communication Strategies for Navigating Difficult Dialogue. Panelists discussed challenging conversations and social media messaging during...

Webinar

Read more about Police Communication Strategies for Navigating Difficult Dialogues Webinar

Developing Specialized Hybrid Units Webinar

IACP Midsize Agencies Division General Chair, Chief Ed Walsh from the Taunton, Massachusetts, Police Department led a discussion with officers from the Burbank, California, Police...

Webinar

Read more about Developing Specialized Hybrid Units Webinar

Promotional Testing - Selecting the Reading List

The promotional reading list is the list of sources, internal and external, that candidates study to be successful on the written exam. The selection of...

Read more about Promotional Testing - Selecting the Reading List

Operational Workload Assessments

Law enforcement agencies face a constantly evolving demand for police services. Calls for service (CFS) shift in nature, volume, and location. Development or redevelopment within...

Read more about Operational Workload Assessments

See All Resources