SYMPOSIUM OF RECRUITMENT SYSTEMS FOR PEACE OFFICERS POLICE SERVICES STUDY TECHNICAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 36785
• Author(s): L WAGNER; T KRAMER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 20 pages
• Grant Number(s): GI-43949
• Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation
• Corporate Author: Indiana University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE MAJOR TYPES AND DISTRIBUTION OF SYSTEMS FOR HIRING PEACE OFFICERS IN THE 50 STATES, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE MORE COMMON RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY STATE LAW.

Abstract

STATE-BY-STATE DATA IS PRESENTED ON THE TYPES OF ENTRY SYSTEMS, PLUS MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS THE FINGERPRINTING OF RECRUITS, DISQUALIFICATION OF RECRUITS DUE TO CRIMINAL RECORD, RESIDENCY, AND MINIMUM STANDARDS OF EDUCATION. SURVEY DATA INDICATED THAT 40 STATES BASED THE HIRING OF STATE-LEVEL PEACE OFFICERS ON SOME TYPE OF MERIT SYSTEM, WITH ONLY TWO STATES - CONNECTICUT AND MISSOURI - HAVING A PATRONAGE SYSTEM. SEVENTEEN STATES REQUIRE THE FINGERPRINTING OF POTENTIAL PEACE OFFICER RECRUITS AT ONE OR MORE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. TWENTY-FOUR STATES DO NOT PERMIT THE RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUALS AS PEACE OFFICERS AT THE STATE COUNTY, AND LOCAL LEVEL WHO HAVE CRIMINAL RECORDS, WHILE 39 REQUIRE THE DISQUALIFICATION OF A POTENTIAL PEACE OFFICER FOR THE SAME REASON. THIRTY STATES REQUIRE A FORM OF RESIDENCY FOR ALL PEACE OFFICERS. ONLY 14 STATES REQUIRE ALL POTENTIAL POLICE OFFICERS TO HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT. THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON LEGISLATION AND RULES OR REGULATIONS PROMULGATED AND EFFECTIVE AS OF JUNE 30, 1974, INCLUSIVE