Abstract:Ensuring public safety rests on maintaining a qualified police workforce. However, in recent years, practitioners have argued that doing so has proved difficult. One contributing factor has been increased turnover rates among police officers. In an effort to mitigate the effects of turnover, this research analyzes the factors which lead officers to leave the force. This research analyzes the extent not only to which sworn officers leave the force but also to which institutional factors impact those decisions. … Show more
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