Agency: Bernard Hodes Group | Authors: 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...