www.AmericanSecurityToday.com September 2020 - Edition 48
What are the consequences
on police operations from this
reduced physical proximity
among colleagues?
As elsewhere within the US labor
market, 30 percent of police
departments stated they fur-
loughed or reduced staffing
due to COVID-19.
These pressures on personnel
may result in staff shortages
and declining morale.
Even prior to the pandem-
ic, , the law enforcement pro-
fession was experiencing well
documented difficulties
re-
cruiting new officers and later-
al hires.
(As protesters push to defund the police, city councils across America have difficult
decisions ahead. Several officers nationally are resigning or retiring early. Courtesy
of WFAA and YouTube. Posted on Aug 11, 2020.)
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