For years, the Dallas Police Department has been short a few hundred officers. A new, big money incentive program could help put a dent in the shortage.
The Dallas Police Department wants to keep officers on the job longer to help address a staffing shortage.The Dallas Police Department has struggled over the last few years to retain officers and reach adequate staffing levels. That’s why it's working to roll out a new incentive to keep officers on the job for an extra two years.
For years, the city has tried to reach staffing levels of 3,600–4,000 officers. Mike Mata, president of the Dallas Police Association, told thein January that the department is 400–500 officers short. There are efforts to hire more people and train them faster, but Mata said the department also has to focus on retention.
On average, officers stay at DPD for 28 years. The department is trying to extend that to 30. Any full-time officer with at least 28 years of sworn service with the department can apply for the incentive. Officers with 28 years or more of service will need to work an additional two years as a sworn full-time, active duty officer to be eligible for the one-time $40,000 payment.During those two years, officers will have to work 3,556 hours, which is the equivalent of 444 work days.
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