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With 1,000 officers eligible for retirement next year, Chicago Police Det. Supt. Jody Weis is concerned about the a drop in available law enforcement officials. The department already is 2,000 officers short with 600 sworn vacancies and only 46 new officers hired this year.
Pending retirements of cops worry Chicago brass
nbcchicago.com - 1 week ago - 177 views
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Those are pretty big numbers. This could also be more short sightedness by the city. By not consistently hiring more police officers, the city "saves" a certain amount on the books, but that's not going to do much for anyone who has a police reqired emergency or is a victim of a violent crime and has to wait because there's a shortage of Officers.
Not only does this mean there are less seasoned Police out there who have years and decades of experience dealing with street crime, but that the few replacements are going to be rookies and will need some time to catch up.
The door that opened up changes in increased retirements I think was from here, where it was extended later to Firemen and then later to Police.
http://www.rrb.gov/opa/qa/pub_0804.asp
It's hard to tell from the article, but does this only includes patrol officers or does it also include Sergeants, who are also on the street?
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