March 2014

Research in Brief: Human Resource Issues Faced by Small and Large Agencies

Ten years ago, the “recruiting crunch” or “cop crunch” was the dominant human resource (HR) issue in U.S. policing.1 Since then, however, the Great Recession has altered the HR landscape.2 Ins...

Recruitment & Personnel

The Role of Pre-employment Screenings

Recruitment for new police officers and other public safety personnel has its challenges every step of the way, from advertising the open positions to selecting the candidates that will go on to the r...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: The U.S. Senate Remains Focused on Sentencing Reform Legislation

On January 30, 2014, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary approved an amended version of the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014, S. 1410, by a vote of 13:5. The bill, cosponsored by Senators Patrick...