nmm 22 4500 ICPSR29162 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130525s2012 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR29162 MiAaI MiAaI National Survey of Staffing Issues in Large Police Agencies, 2006-2007 [United States] [electronic resource] Jeremy Wilson , Bernard Rostker , Cha-Chi Fan 2012-10-26 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2012 ICPSR 29162 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-25. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The primary objective of this study was to formulate evidence-based lessons on recruitment, retention, and managing workforce profiles in large, United States police departments. The research team conducted a national survey of all United States municipal police agencies that had at least 300 sworn officers and were listed in the 2007 National Directory of Law Enforcement Administrators. The survey instrument was developed based on the research team’s experience in working with large personnel systems, instruments used in previous police staffing surveys, and discussions with police practitioners. The research team distributed the initial surveys on February 27, 2008. To ensure an acceptable response rate, the principal investigators developed a comprehensive nonresponse protocol, provided ample field time for departments to compile information and respond, and provided significant one-on-one technical assistance to agencies as they completed the survey. In all, the surveys were in the field for 38 weeks. Respondents were asked to consult their agency's records in order to provide information about their agency's experience with recruiting, hiring, and retaining officers for 2006 and 2007. Of the 146 departments contacted, 107 completed the survey. The police recruitment and retention survey data were supplemented with data on each jurisdiction from the American Community Survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports. The dataset contains a total of 535 variables pertaining to recruitment, hiring, union activity, compensation rates, promotion, retirement, and attrition. Many of these variables are available by rank, sex and race. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29162.v1 employment practices icpsr hiring practices icpsr job requirements icpsr labor force icpsr personnel management icpsr personnel policy icpsr police icpsr police departments icpsr police officers icpsr police records icpsr police recruits icpsr police reports icpsr police training icpsr NACJD IX. Police ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Wilson, Jeremy Michigan State University/RAND Corporation Rostker, Bernard RAND Corporation Fan, Cha-Chi RAND Corporation Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29162.v1