"OP-154-RC"--P. [4] of cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-35).
Contents:
Objective and approach -- Organization of the document -- Changing demands for police services -- Population pressures on traditional police services -- Community policing -- Homeland security -- Examples of how the Long Beach Police Department has adapted to new demands -- Department responses -- A shifting supply of qualified and interested candidates -- Growing need for police forces to "look" more like the communities they serve -- The changing nature of the recruiting pool -- Competition for personnel from other fields -- Efforts by Long Beach police to increase supply -- Department responses -- How the military experience might apply to police departments -- The military personnel planning process -- Adapting the process for a local police environment -- Labor supply lessons from the military experience -- Conclusion.
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