The Protectors of Our Children : Hiring Effective School Police Officers

Organizations are challenged by recruitment, selection, and the retention of employees, school police officers are no exception. Learn what works when selecting the right person for your team. Incidentally, it will become clear that the competencies needed for effectiveness as a school police officer are also present in most service and support positions. This book is based on research that points to key qualities needed to have effective police officers in schools. The research focuses on the field of management in the area of human resources, predominately the utilization of the attraction-selection-attrition theory to examine the employment function of candidate selection. In addition, the research explores the selection process of independent school districts police officers, from the perspective of public school districts police chiefs.