Wear the Badge
Separating fact from fiction and perception from reality, Wear the Badge is a rare look and listen inside the often misunderstood profession of policing. In this podcast, we examine the latest trends, explore how the career is changing, debate and discuss what it takes to do the work and find out why men and women choose to Wear the Badge. Wear the Badge is a production of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association and is hosted by the association's executive director, Andy Skoogman.
Episodes
The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Foundation is awarding several Wear the Badge scholarships to high school and college students. These future police officers share why they’re choosing to wear the badge.
Police agencies are addressing the hiring crisis in a variety of ways. Some are trying innovative ideas. Some are using cash as a cure. Some – in other parts of the country – are even lowering standards. This episode spotlights the actions agencies are taking to recruit and retain officers.
In this episode, we discover the benefits of new beginnings – why some people are choosing to switch careers and join law enforcement, and why some agencies are actively seeking men and women from non-policing professions. Plus, we see how the Pathways to Policing program is meeting the needs of applicants and agencies.
Comparing the past to the present, we see how the workforce crisis is impacting one of most resilient police departments in the Twin Cities – how the candidate pool is shrinking, and how the agency is adapting.
When it comes to hiring the next generation of police officers, agencies
work hard to ensure standards are maintained -- not lowered. In this
episode, we summarize the steps involved in the hiring process and uncover new truths from chiefs and candidates about filling and finding jobs. Plus, we interview an expert on the latest trends in psychiatric evaluations.
We examine the latest research on the profession to understand why police agencies locally and across the country are struggling to recruit and retain officers. We talk to Minnesota chiefs serving small, medium and large communities and discover how the law enforcement workforce crisis is impacting their agencies.
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