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…
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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…
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Policy Center Resources
See AllEmployee 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...
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...
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...
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...
Resources
Employing Returning Combat Veterans: Findings and Recommendations from Field Research
This study examines the issues surrounding returning combat veterans who enter or return to law
enforcement careers.
Current Outreach Strategies and Marketing Techniques for Recruiting Combat Veterans
This document outlines the current outreach strategies and marketing techniques that law enforcement agencies use to market, recruit, and employ returning combat veterans.
Law Enforcement Leader's Guide on Combat Veterans
This guidebook provides recommendations to law enforcement leaders on how they can successfully improve the quality of support to returning combat veterans who are reentering...
A Transition Guide for Veterans Beginning or Continuing Careers in Law Enforcement
This veteran’s guidebook shares experiences and tips for veterans as they transition from deployment to resuming or beginning law enforcement careers.
