Police exodus 'crisis': Officers are ditching the job at a rate 'never seen before'
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Police departments nationwide are in “crisis” as multiple high-level police officials describe their struggles with recruitment and retention amid a variety of factors.
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"We see law enforcement officers leave our profession at a rate we've never seen before," Yoes told the crowd. "Our profession is dependent on the best and brightest stepping up and taking this job. And because of the actions, and because of the turmoil that has happened in the last two years, we have a crisis right now in manpower."
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