Police Officer Recruitment - How thinking locally put Hertfordshire Constabulary on the national stage

Public service recruitment is hard, especially in the south-east of England where house prices and salaries are mismatched.
Agency: Bernard Hodes GroupAuthors: Martin Homent, John Wardle, Marc Rothman, Helen Rosethorn and Cathy Reid

Police Officer Recruitment

How thinking locally put hertfordshire constabulary on the national stage

INTRODUCTION

By the end of the 1990s police recruitment had become a high-profile national issue in the UK. Fewer and fewer people were coming forward for recruitment and the McPherson Report on the Stephen Lawrence Enquiry had left public confidence in the Police at an all-time low. In 2000 the Home Office launched the Crime Fighting Fund and set itself the target of recruiting an additional 9000 officers...

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