An LAPD source claims the department is making it too easy to be an officer due to a staffing crisis.
Los Angeles Police Department officers, Los Angeles City personnel and people directly involved in the LAPD recruiting and hiring process are going public for the first time with their concerns.
But if top-tier candidates were not from a specific minority group, Williams alleges, "They didn't want them, so they sat on the shelf." All law enforcement agencies in California must abide by those guidelines if they want certification for their academies and officers. When asked how the standards have changed, one LAPD insider says, "The physical fitness qualifier; you're supposed to have at least a 50% to get into the academy. We're now hiring people with 40%, 30%, and – in some cases – lower than 10% physical scores."
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