The Sacred Cow Of Recruiting

Recruiting for public safety is not a checkbox assignment you hand to the next person who is available. Over the past decade, we’ve seen departments civilianize many support functions, including policy management, media relations, and data analysis, for effectiveness and efficiency. When recruiting is treated as “extra duty,” agencies lose consistency, speed, and the specialized skills needed to build a steady pipeline of qualified candidates.

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We bring on our videographer, Carl Kriss, to unpack the documentary-style approach we use to create authentic law enforcement recruiting videos. Carl shares how his background in documentary filmmaking leads with listening first: aligning on the department’s vision, choosing the right officers to feature, running one-on-one pre-interviews, and building relationships

This Police Department Needs 200 Officers and We Are Solving It

In the first episode of a series, Travis Yates and Doug Larsen will discuss, step by step, a law enforcement agency they are helping in real time. Follow this series of episodes to learn, month to month, how we solve law enforcement recruiting for agencies.

The LAPD Staffing Crisis: How To Solve It

The Los Angeles Police Department is in the middle of a recruiting and staffing crisis. Despite years of efforts and millions spent on marketing, the agency remains at its lowest staffing in 30+ years. On this episode of Staffing The Mission, Travis Yates and Doug Larsen discuss the history of