As applications drop, police departments entice recruits with bonuses and attention in America

Police departments of states and cities in the US are grappling with a shortage of officers. Due to a large number of resignations and a fall in the number of applications for new recruitment, several facilities have been announced to woo new people. In Fairfax County, a suburb of Washington, a special ceremony is held for future officers.
Some agencies on the West Coast are offering lakhs of rupees in bonuses to attract people from other departments. The rules of eligibility have been relaxed in many places. The exemption is also being given for changing hairstyles and getting tattoos done. In police departments, the number of qualified candidates often outnumbered the vacancies. Now the situation has changed. After the Corona epidemic, there has been a huge decline in the number of people willing to become police officers.
In 2020, after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer, the demand for change in the police intensified amid protests across the country. That's why the departments have found new ways of their marketing. Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones says the situation has changed a lot.
Seattle Police Chief Diaz explains that many officers quit after the campaign to dismantle the police department broke out. Some of those officers have come back with bonuses. Now Seattle is giving it's outstation executives $30,000 bonuses for coming to the city. 7 thousand 500 dollar bonus is offered to the new recruits.
Police chiefs say, anti-police voices have cooled down in the country but the impact of the 2020 movement can still be felt. At a conference of the Police Research Forum in Washington, officers from police departments across the country said they are facing difficulties. Can't find enough people intent on fighting crime. There is an acute shortage of staff in many departments.