In the last three or four years
than previous times,
and if so,
in recruiting, retention,
and in a nutshell,
what's changed?
You've been around for 35 years,
you said.
Yeah, thank you Chairman.
Yeah, there has been a change.
I think no question as we talk
to these young recruits, the young
men and women coming in for
potential jobs.
The narrative of law enforcement
in the last number of years has
really hurt.
You're not seeing that
pool of candidates coming in from
the high schools. You're seeing the
16, 17, 18 year olds like we
used to that have an interest in
public service.
Either that's law enforcement the
jail dispatching.
We're just not seeing that tool.
For example when I got hired
back in 1991 for
one job