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9780833041425

Recruitment and Retention Lessons for the New Orleans Police Department

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  • ISBN13:

    9780833041425

  • ISBN10:

    0833041428

  • Edition: Pamphlet
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-04-22
  • Publisher: RAND Corporation
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Summary

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 program; providing housing; increasing the frequency of promotion examinations; eliminating the backlog of promotions; restructuring compensation; establishing a first-responders charter school; and rebuilding the police infrastructure.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. iii
Tablesp. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Introduction: The Problemp. 1
A Personal and Professional Disaster for the New Orleans Police Department and Other First Respondersp. 2
Recruiting and Retention Since Katrinap. 5
Lessons That Might Help the New Orleans Police Departmentp. 9
Compensationp. 11
NOPD Salaries Are Not Competitivep. 11
No-Cost Management Actions Can Also Improve Retentionp. 16
The NOPD's Retirement Planp. 17
Housing as a Component of Compensationp. 18
Career Progression and Promotionp. 21
Recruitingp. 23
Civilian/Officer Mixp. 27
Moralep. 28
Conclusionp. 29
Bibliographyp. 33
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