RAND Center on Quality Policing
National Summit on Police Recruitment and Retention
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June 17 & 18, 2008 |
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7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (each day) |
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The RAND Corporation |
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Program
Recruitment and retention of officers is an increasing challenge for police agencies. Pending baby-boom generation retirements, military callups, local budget crises, competition for qualified applicants, and changing preferences for younger generations all exacerbate this challenge in a time for many urban communities of increasing violence and homeland security demands. Many police agencies report particular difficulty in recruiting minority and female officers.
With support from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and the National Institute of Justice, the RAND Center on Quality Policing will host a national summit on Police Recruitment and Retention in the Contemporary Urban Environment in its Washington DC office. The summit will provide an opportunity for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers from throughout the U.S. to discuss current challenges, research findings and their implications, and other emerging developments and innovations from the field.
The program will feature several panels on topics such as causes of staff shortages, proven and promising strategies for recruitment and retention, hiring of minority and female officers, the impact of staffing on other priorities such as community policing and homeland security, and lessons learned from other employment sectors such as the military.
Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be served.
Featured Speakers Confirmed
- Colonel Daniel Choike, Chief of Staff, US Marine Corps Recruiting Command
- Mr. Alan Deal, Assistance Executive Director, California Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training
- Chief Nathan Harper, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
- Kim Kohlhepp, International Association of Chiefs of Police
- Chief Cathy Lanier, Washington Metropolitan Police Department
- Dr. Nelson Lim, Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND
- Dr. Laura Miller, Behavioral Scientist, RAND
- Dwayne Orrick, Public Safety Director, City of Cordele
- Deputy Chief James Owens, Human Resources, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
- Mr. Carl Peed, Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
- Chief Rafael Pineiro, Personnel, New York Police Department
- Captain Ed Poulson, Commander of Personnel, Oakland Police Department
- Dr. Greg Ridgeway, Director, RAND Center on Quality Policing
- Superintendent Warren Riley, New Orleans Police Department
- Dr. Bernard Rostker, Senior Fellow, RAND
- Chief M. Douglas Scott, Arlington County Police Department
- Dr. Ellen Scrivner, Director, John Jay Leadership Academy
- Dr. Bruce Taylor, Director of Research, Police Executive Research Forum
- Dr. Jeremy Wilson, Associate Director, RAND Center on Quality Policing
- Lieutenant Colonel Michael Zeliff, US Marine Corps Recruiting Command
- Others to be determined
Register for This Event
Please register online by June 9. There is no charge to attend, but seating is limited (first-come, first-serve) and advance registration for each participant is required. For more information, contact Dr. Jeremy Wilson
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Further Inquiries
Contact Dr. Jeremy Wilson.
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