January 6, 2010 Chicago SunTimes BY FRAN SPIELMAN AND FRANK MAIN Staff Reporters http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/1975918,CST-NWS-policeexam06web.article# ...

Police agencies buried in resumes By Kevin Johnson, Copyright USA TODAY Job seekers are swamping federal, state and local police agencies during the economic downturn, a reversal from recent years when departments struggled to find qualified recruits. Police chiefs expect the new prospects, many of them highly experienced and victims of corporate cutbacks, will be better suited to fill a ran...

Recession produces record police applicants By Scott Logan , Copyright CBS2 Boise Idaho CBS2 News Video BOISE — Deputy Tyler Stenger, fresh out of the police academy, was just hired by the Ada County Sheriff’s office and he considers himself lucky given the intense competition for law enforcement jobs these days. “I know times are tough, and there are multiple applicants for all ...

Officer applicants surge at Scottsdale Police Department by Ofelia Madrid – Mar. 26, 2009 10:18 AM Copyright The Arizona Republic In past years, when the Scottsdale Police Department recruited for police officers, it would have been happy to get 70 applicants who qualified for the preliminary officer test. This year, the two-week period of accepting applications netted the department 516 ap...