Recruitment and Retention Lessons for the New Orleans Police Department

• Main Author: Rostker, Bernard D. (auth)
• Other Authors: Hix, William M. (auth), Wilson, Jeremy M. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2007
• Subjects: Personnel & human resources management; Working patterns & practices; Management & Organizational Behavior
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This study presents recommendations to improve recruiting and retention in the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). The recommendations, tailored to the unique circumstances of the NOPD, include using civilian employees for some jobs now performed by officers; developing a proactive recruiting prog...