There's a rotten system and a union that destroys the reputations of the good by ferociously defending the indefensible.
But it's also the fault of municipal govts. that do everything on the cheap. Quality policing requires attracting quality candidates; setting a minimum age for recruits that ensures people have reached a certain stage …
There's a rotten system and a union that destroys the reputations of the good by ferociously defending the indefensible.
But it's also the fault of municipal govts. that do everything on the cheap. Quality policing requires attracting quality candidates; setting a minimum age for recruits that ensures people have reached a certain stage of maturity and will be able to better handle an often brutal, sometimes truly horrifying working environment; provides continuing education and training, and genuinely effective EAP that don't just pretend to offer support but can intervene appropriately without derailing someone's career because they're experiencing a crisis.
There's a rotten system and a union that destroys the reputations of the good by ferociously defending the indefensible.
But it's also the fault of municipal govts. that do everything on the cheap. Quality policing requires attracting quality candidates; setting a minimum age for recruits that ensures people have reached a certain stage of maturity and will be able to better handle an often brutal, sometimes truly horrifying working environment; provides continuing education and training, and genuinely effective EAP that don't just pretend to offer support but can intervene appropriately without derailing someone's career because they're experiencing a crisis.
All the above comes with a hefty tax bill.
In South Africa I will settle for a police force that can actually write! Not negating the few very good ones.