{"id":32928,"date":"2022-06-19T04:12:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T04:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/?p=32928"},"modified":"2022-06-19T04:12:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T04:12:35","slug":"no-one-wants-to-be-a-cop-these-days-across-massachusetts-police-chiefs-say-hiring-and-retaining-officers-is-a-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/19\/no-one-wants-to-be-a-cop-these-days-across-massachusetts-police-chiefs-say-hiring-and-retaining-officers-is-a-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No one wants to be a cop these days\u2019; Across Massachusetts, police chiefs say hiring and retaining officers is a challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<article id=\"arc-JHNQT5224ZGV3GPDMOYRYCNETY\" class=\"article h-entry\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div class=\"multimedia-main\">\n<figure class=\"article__image\">\n<div class=\"article__image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/XsA9BOgjQzB-D323f6eqtK5ookE=\/500x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/advancelocal\/SLWA23QEMRCYJODALJPEH7YROE.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/TBGMQ0iN9cddYCFB-4v2-AxZJJU=\/800x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/advancelocal\/SLWA23QEMRCYJODALJPEH7YROE.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/qi2ZK2f1b5adfJgfKOIfbtmRsvA=\/1280x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/advancelocal\/SLWA23QEMRCYJODALJPEH7YROE.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, 50vw\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/qi2ZK2f1b5adfJgfKOIfbtmRsvA=\/1280x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/advancelocal\/SLWA23QEMRCYJODALJPEH7YROE.jpeg\" alt=\"Northampton Police Chief Jody Kasper\" class=\"article__image-content\" height=\"600\" width=\"300\"\/><figcaption class=\"article__image-caption\">\n<p class=\"article__mm-image-caption-text\">Northampton Police Chief Jody Kasper. (Jackson Cote\/MassLive)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sharebar\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2022\/06\/no-one-wants-to-be-a-cop-these-days-across-massachusetts-police-chiefs-say-hiring-and-retaining-officers-is-a-challenge.html\" data-title=\"\u2018No one wants to be a cop these days\u2019; Across Massachusetts, police chiefs say hiring and retaining officers is a challenge \">\n<div class=\"sharebar__options\">\n<div class=\"sharebar__option sharebar__option--facebook\"><button class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--facebook\" title=\"499 Facebook shares\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"42\" width=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/common\/logos\/facebook.svg?d=842\" alt=\"facebook\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"sharebar__option sharebar__option--twitter\"><button class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--twitter\" title=\"34 Twitter shares\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"42\" width=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/common\/logos\/twitter.svg?d=842\" alt=\"twitter\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__story paywall\">\n<div class=\"entry-content \">\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"EFDYCAFPU5CLBMQTGX6MQTQSMU\">For Attleboro Police Chief Kyle Heagney, hiring new recruits over the past year and retaining current officers at his department has been a \u201cnightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7ET333LK5NE3JC5Y7KD73P2URE\">\u201cNo one wants to be a cop these days,\u201d he said. \u201c&#8230; Salaries are not equal to their civilian salaries [at] their current position, so a lot of them are telling me that they\u2019d lose money becoming a police officer, they can\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"skimlinks\">Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2022\/06\/no-one-wants-to-be-a-cop-these-days-across-massachusetts-police-chiefs-say-hiring-and-retaining-officers-is-a-challenge.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Northampton Police Chief Jody Kasper. 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