"KENNETH GARNER: Every police department is hiring right now. Never seen that before in my 30 years in law enforcement, where every police department -- usually it's one or the other is hiring, but now everybody is hiring.
JEFFREY KAYE: With baby boomers retiring from police departments in large numbers and with starting salaries often not keeping up with the cost of living, law enforcement agencies across the country are having trouble filling their ranks. And the war hasn't helped.
The military -- usually a good source of law enforcement candidates -- is retaining personnel. In addition, since 9/11, federal agencies from the border patrol to the FBI also have ramped up their own hiring, increasing the competition for available and qualified personnel."
-PBS Newshour, September 13, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Good Time to Become a Gay Cop
