According to the New York Post, New York City is having a hard time recruiting police officers after a large number of experienced officers have retired.
The New York City Police Department’s (NYPD) police exam in March far exceeded the department’s expectations for applicants, with 1,300 people applying to take the exam, compared to an expected 3,000, officials said. Said NYP. Thursday’s second trial of the year again fell short of expectations, despite incentives awarded by the New York Police Department.
“The NYPD’s best recruiting tool has always been word of mouth,” Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Charity Association, told the NYPD. “But the word now is ‘stay away’.”
The New York Police Department extended the registration deadline for the latest exam by a month, offered a contract with an increased salary, and waived the $40 application fee, according to the New York Police Department.
The NYPD said it did not conduct the exam in 2015 and 2016 due to “too many applicants,” but has increased the exam to one to three times a year in recent years. 18,463 took the exam twice in 2017, 14,127 took the exam once in 2019, and 6,489 took the exam three times in 2022, according to officials. It is said to have decreased by 65%.
“I thought it would be better after the deal, but it wasn’t,” a law enforcement official told the NYP. (Related article: “Why would you want to work where people hate you?” Police struggle with staffing shortages)
A record number of police officers have retired. #NYC District Attorney & @NYCC Last year it drove out 1,200 police officers. Overwhelming staff shortage. Wages are two times he’s underpaid, two cost a lot of overtime, and criminals are rarely prosecuted.NYPD escape continues as officers feel ‘strung from all directions’ https://t.co/Y4uGdBXpiI
— Katie Wright (@katiewr31413491) July 8, 2023
Hendry told the New York Police Department that a factor in the NYPD’s hiring struggle is that many officers are reluctant to offer their jobs to their families, citing safety concerns and lost livelihoods.
“They don’t want to be under constant scrutiny and second-guessing,” Hendry said. “If the NYPD wants to solve the hiring problem, it needs to make this job a police-recommended job.”
Many experienced police officers have echoed Hendry’s opinion, including one who has been with the NYPD for almost 30 years, telling the NYPD that “the job is never fun.”
“Patrols treat people like shit,” another officer, who has been with the police for more than 20 years, told the NYP. “I told my son to do something else.”
Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, told the NYP that the police recruiting problem plaguing the entire nation was exacerbated following the death of George Floyd in 2020. rice field.
“Traditionally, there is a legacy element in policing, meaning that the children and family members of police officers will become police officers in the future,” Wexler told the NYP. “Today, if you walk into a room in most parts of the country and tell a police officer, how many people would want to see their child or brother become a police officer? Very few raise their hands. .”
The NYPD did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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