Law enforcement agencies are having difficulty recruiting qualified candidates to be sworn officers. Agencies are now looking to identify future officers at a young age and determine how well they will meet the stringent hiring requirements of police agencies via police cadet programs. Given budgetary and staff limitations, the challenge then is deciding who should design cadet programs. Police officials may task sworn police officers, civilian personnel, or a mix of both with recruitment and hiring responsibilities. Officials must consider the cost of diverting the personnel from their other duties, what image they want to project, and how to accurately represent the holistic day to day of working in the agency.
This scenario focuses on deciding who the best people are for designing cadet programs.
Jackson, Tennessee, is a growing city that sits 84 miles northeast of Memphis. The population grew from 65,211 in 2010 to 67,265 in 2012, and has grown by 12.9 percent since 2000. Jackson has a historically high overall crime rate. Additionally, over the last several years, the city's police department has had a difficult time recruiting qualified police candidates. Thus, as the rates of burglaries, robberies, and rapes have increased steadily, the numbers of police officers has declined slightly. Last week, Jackson's mayor, police commissioner, and city council met to discuss how to address the need for increased numbers of qualified police officers. One idea was to begin recruitment of cadets by asking high school counselors in the precinct for recommendations of students they felt would make good police officers. Everyone who attended the meeting approved of this idea. The meeting adjourned with the police commissioner in charge of the next steps.
-What is the title of a nonsworn, paid, part-time position for young adults 18 years of age and older who are interested in a law enforcement career?

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a. Correct. A police cadet is usually a part-time, nonsworn position available to young adults at least 18 years old who are interested in becoming a police officer. See "The Recruitment Process," LO3, Bloom's: Remember
b. Incorrect. A polygrapher is the person who runs a polygraph. The polygraph is a device used to determine if someone is lying. A police cadet is usually a part-time, nonsworn position available to young adults at least 18 years old who are interested in becoming a police officer. See "The Recruitment Process," LO3, Bloom's: Remember
c. Incorrect. An analyst is a person who uses analytical methods to gain information about crime patterns and trends to provide to officers on the street. A police cadet is usually a part-time, nonsworn position available to young adults at least 18 years old who are interested in becoming a police officer. See "Standards in Police Selection," LO1, Bloom's: Remember
d. Incorrect. A field training officer is an experienced officer who works with a new officer to mentor and train them when they first start the job. A police cadet is usually a part-time, nonsworn position available to young adults at least 18 years old who are interested in becoming a police officer. See "Standards in Police Selection," LO1, Bloom's: Remember

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