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Recently, Fox 23 News ran a story on how low morale and few applicants create a vicious cycle of instability in small Maine police in which they spoke with Online Interdisciplinary Studies Program Director, Dale Brooker.
From the story:
Dale Brooker, an associate professor in criminal justice at St. Joseph’s College in Standish, said that the culture of police departments can vary from one town to the next, but that more widespread scrutiny of policing — from general Black Lives Matter protests to more specific complaints about particular officers — likely affects recruitment everywhere. People who see police work more as a calling, or who come from families with a strong law enforcement background, are more likely to seek out police jobs than people with a casual interest in the field, he said.
