Recent deaths of on\u002Dduty police will make recruiting new officers more challenging, association representing police chiefs in Ontario said.
Couto said young people interested in becoming police officers may be hesitant to pursue that career path because of shootings that target officers.Article content
“When we have the dangerous aspects … the recruits are going to think twice, ‘Is this something that I wanna put myself and my family through?”’ “The deaths and the murders of those officers is having a profound impact across the profession and certainly it’s going to impact recruiting.” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said last month the province will eliminate the post-secondary education requirement to become a police officer, expand enrolment for its basic training program and axe tuition fees at the Ontario Police College.Article content
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