I don’t disagree with any of his six points.
Particularly the one about strengthening the selection process.
And to attract quality candidates you need to offer decent starting pay. It always scares me when municipalities post job openings for police officers where the starting pay is approximately what an Assistant Manager at Walmart makes.
Particularly the one about strengthening the selection process.
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Some police departments already do that. The problem is smaller departments with small budgets get the rejects.
This country, as a whole would be better off if rewards were merit-based. I believe, regardless of Frank’s comments on current events, his bulletpoints are all valid.
I agree with you regarding pay... but realize rookie cops should be allowed to wash out when their mentors recognize a problem. So many issues I see in my industry are the result of replacing tried and true mentoring methods with “common core” type “training”.
Last... Frank Serpico is a good cop amongst many bad cops.