Please identify and discuss the three primary reasons why police officers tend to spend their entire careers in a single police department.

What will be an ideal response?


Officers tend to spend their entire careers in one department because: First, once an officer is hired and he/she successfully completes the mandatory probationary period, it is difficult to dismiss them. This is primarily due to civil service protections. Second, seniority is usually department specific, and used for job assignments and preferences. Third, voluntary turnover is low among police officers. Once through the first few years in the department, few ever do so afterward.

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What will be an ideal response?

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What will be an ideal response?

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