In the aftermath of the 2020 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, police departments across the country have continued to struggle to keep recruitment numbers up.
New Chicago police officers officers take an oath for office during the Chicago Police Department graduation ceremony at the Aon Grand Ballroom in Chicago on Nov. 14, 2022.
Yolanda Talley, chief of the Chicago police's internal affairs bureau and the recruitment and retention unit, speaks on May 1, 2022, at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park near Soldier Field. CPD now has about 11,600 sworn members, according to a department spokesperson. Its demographic makeup is about 24% women and 76% men, with about 44% of them white, 31% Hispanic, 20% Black and 4% Asian.Superintendent David Brown announced that the department would waive the requirement for 60 hours of college credit to apply to be a Chicago police officer
Talley said she doesn’t see it that way. CPD doesn’t consider the move to change the requirements as a drop in standards: “We’re making some adjustments,” she said. CPD currently has 25 full-time recruiters including two sergeants and a commander, with plans to add a lieutenant and two additional sergeants for the retention side, Talley said. She is also looking into implementing a mentorship program for new officers, especially for those who don’t come from police families.
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