NEW BLUE, AN INCUBATOR FOR FORWARD-THINKING POLICE OFFICERS, OFFERS SOLUTIONS TO POLICE RECRUITMENT CRISIS AT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONVENING
WICHITA, Kan., April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bureau of Justice Assistance convened top practitioners in the policing field, academics, and other stakeholders on April 16-17 at Wichita State University for the Criminal Justice Workforce of the Future Convening. Building on BJA's Recruitment & Retention roundtable last year, the convening aimed to address an assessment of workforce and career pipelines in criminal justice, and create new strategies for recruitment and retention.
- Building on BJA's Recruitment & Retention roundtable last year, the convening aimed to address an assessment of workforce and career pipelines in criminal justice, and create new strategies for recruitment and retention.
- "In order to recruit the next generation, police departments will have to align their culture with Gen Z values."
- Traditional operating standards within a police department do not align with the values and ideals of the incoming generation of workers.
- New Blue is an incubator for forward-thinking police to collaborate with their communities, developing solutions that build trust through policy and practice.