Over the past few years it has become harder to find new police applicants. Many Departments across the nation are facing staffing shortages and budget cuts. Unique and inventive ways are being looked at by almost every department. Some try web advertisements on job search sites others approach high schools and college students and some are using old ideas that have been freshened up.
Most departments have a program called CHIEF-FOR-A-DAY or SHERIFF-FOR-A-DAY. Typically this means some lucky honor student at the local grade school or other honorable young person gets to hang out with the big boss and tour police buildings, ride in police cars and helicopters, pet K-9 dogs, eat a fancy lunch and other fun stuff. In this unique twist the City of Baltimore Police has started a new recruiting campaign. They are actually approaching business men and inviting them out on patrol in hopes the experience will spark an interest to joining the department. They call their new program COP-FOR-A-DAY. I am thinking this is an idea that might catch on around the nation.Check it out CLICK HERE GO THERE.
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