Diversity recruitment falters as APD struggles drawing applicants

The Police Department has struggled in recent years to hit its target goal of graduating 28 officers per academy. The incoming class has just 18 recruits. Photo by Daysha Eaton, KSKA – Anchorage.
As city leaders work to increase the size of the Anchorage Police Department, they’re also beginning efforts to boost diversity within the force. But it’s off to a lukewarm start, bumping up to a familiar problem: Enticing enough new recruits to fill an Academy.
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