'Vicious cycle': Inside the police recruiting crunch with resignations on the rise
Police departments across the country are facing a "vicious cycle" of retirements, resignations, and fewer hires. Police departments across the country are facing a "vicious cycle " of retirements, resignations , and fewer hires, according to policing experts, leaving the communities they protect with understaffed departments and potentially underqualified officers. A survey released on April 1 from the Police Executive Research Forum of 182 law enforcement agencies indicated that while police departments are recruiting more officers compared to a 2020 decrease, departments have seen 47% more resignations and 19% more retirements in 2022 compared to 2019. "There's a vicious cycle of it getting worse," John Jay professor and former police officer Peter Moskos said. Police cars and officers of East Cleveland Police Department, Ohio, in a photo shared on their social media on Aug. 7, 2022. East Cleveland Police Department (Ohio)/Facebook Law enforcement ...