Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police
outrage leading to high profile targeted killings of police officers. the fallout seen across the country as police departments struggle to attract new officers. in philadelphia, the number of police recruits has dropped 47% in 2014 compared to 2008. since 2013, new york the biggest police force, applications are down 18%. in los angeles, 16%. lieutenant aaron mccraney joined at another tough time for cops, the rodney king era. he s now in charge of trying to convince future cops to join. when you go out and talk to recruits, potential recruits, are you hearing them mention news events? sure. one of the first questions. they want to know, okay, why should i be a police officer when all of these bad things are going on? why should i put myself at risk? coupled with relatively low pay and tough entrance standards.