Introduction to the Ohio Law Enforcement Retention & Recruitment Study

• In Event: A Statewide Assessment of Police Recruitment and Retention in Ohio

Abstract

Recruiting and retaining police officers has been a challenge for police agencies across the U.S. and internationally. The Ohio Law Enforcement Recruitment & Retention Study seeks to understand recruitment and retention issues across Ohio. The multimethod evaluation includes an assessment of statewide police staffing trends, organization-level surveys assessing recruitment and retention policies and practices, and officer-level surveys examining retention intentions and perceptions of organizational culture from fifteen agencies. This presentation will overview the study and discuss key takeaways from the study to date.

Authors

• Cory P. Haberman, University of Cincinnati

• Jessica Huff, University of Cincinnati

• Bradley O'Guinn, University of Cincinnati

• Brenna Dunlap, University of Cincinnati

• Trey Bussey, University of Cincinnati