Police Recruiting Show: Agency Referral Program
In this episode, Doug Larsen, CEO of SAFEGUARD Recruiting, announces a new program for their clients that will energize their employees to recruit for their agency. Consider the power of affiliate marketing in business but translate that to what it can do for law enforcement hiring. Listen to the exciting details below.
Police Recruiting Show: The Recruiting Crisis Myth
On this episode, Doug Larsen and Travis Yates discuss why using the term “crisis” creates a perception that the situation is unsolvable, deterring innovation and action. It becomes an easy excuse for failure, rather than a motivator for change. As Larsen points out, there is ample interest in law enforcement careers, as evidenced by the […]
Police Recruiting Show: Billboard Advertisements
Welcome back to the Police Recruiting Show! In this episode we dive into expert strategies for successful police recruitment. Success of the WeekDoug shares a story about a police department that hired 20 people in one week, highlighting the efficiency and success of their recruiting efforts amid the broader recruiting crisis. Doug emphasizes that […]
How To ‘Fact Check’ Your Recruiting Campaign
Dr. Travis Yates is a commander with a large municipal police department and author of “The Courageous Police Leader: A Survival Guide for Combating Cowards, Chaos & Lies.” His risk management and leadership seminars have been taught to thousands of professionals across the world. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy with a Doctorate Degree in Strategic Leadership and the CEO of the Courageous Police Leadership Alliance
It Takes More Than Toys To Recruit
Travis Yates is the author of “The Courageous Police Leader” and former ILEETA Trainer of the Year. His training seminars in risk management, leadership and recruiting strategies have been taught across the world including 47 states. You can reach Travis and get additional resources at: travisyates.org.
There Is Hope In The Police Shortage
The shortage of police officers has become a crisis across the United States and is having a significant impact on public safety, with many cities and towns struggling to provide adequate protection to their citizens. Baltimore is one city that has been struggling in recent years, with a federal judge recently calling the lack of […]
Police Recruiting Is Critical
As the need for effective law enforcement continues to grow, police recruiting has become a critical process in ensuring a safe and secure community. Police departments around the world are constantly seeking highly qualified applicants to join their ranks, and attracting the right candidates can be challenging. In this article, we will discuss police recruiting, […]
The Myths of Police Recruiting
There is nothing more alarming today than the potential for the continued staffing shortage in law enforcement agencies. I haven’t been in a room with law enforcement administrators in the last two years where I wasn’t asked what must be done to increase police recruiting. My answers are not always popular, but it is time that […]
A New Recruiting Strategy That Works
The problem with law enforcement recruiting has been well documented in recent years and it’s been easy to blame the rhetoric and the politics of “defund” the police. We first heard about a new way of recruiting after reading “The Courageous Police Leader” last year and after speaking to the author at length, we set […]
Police Recruiting Ideas From The Military
Author and Trainer Travis Yates wrote about the inherent problems with law enforcement recruiting in his best selling book, “The Courageous Police Leader.” He was recently quoted in an article we ran on a revolutionary methodology of recruiting from a law enforcement operated company, SAFEGUARD Recruiting and we asked him to expand on his thoughts on this important subject. This is the second article in a series of articles on Police Recruiting. This originally appeared at LawOfficer.com
