Recruitment and Retention: Ongoing Challenges
This webinar addresses the persistent challenges of recruitment and retention in policing. Dr. Nix provides insights from his recently published paper on the topic, offering a comprehensive analysis of the current landscape. He concludes with a discussion on actionable strategies that agencies can adopt to navigate these challenges and pave the way for future success.
Speaker:
Justin Nix, PhD
Justin Nix is a Distinguished Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska Omaha, where he teaches classes on policing and coordinates the Master of Arts degree program. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in 2015. His research interests include police legitimacy and officer decision-making. To date, Justin has authored or co-authored more than fifty peer-reviewed journal articles on these topics, as well as several book chapters, research briefs, and op-eds. He has served as a consultant to the National Policing Institute, the COPS Office, and the Department of Homeland Security. In 2019, Justin was one of four early career researchers selected by the National Institute of Justice for its LEADS (Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science) Academics pilot program. He is also a member of the Crime and Justice Research Alliance’s expert panel and frequently engages with local and national media on policing and criminal justice issues.
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