Roxbury Township Police Department Recruitment Plan

Goals and Objectives

The goal of the Roxbury Township Police Department Recruitment Plan is to attract qualified individuals to pursue a career with the Roxbury Township Police Department. The objective is to achieve an overall racial and gender composition of the department in comparison to the service population of the Township through the departments recruiting activities. The goals and objectives will be accomplished through various recruitment activities listed in the Recruitment Activities section of this plan.

Current Demographics

The demographics composition of the service area and agency are represented in the following table:

	SERVICE POPULATION		CURRENT SWORN OFFICERS		CURRENT SWORN OFFICERS FEMALE
	Number	Percent %	Number	Percent %	Number	Percent %
Caucasian	20,726	90.31	40	97.67	1	2.33
African-American	676	2.95	1	2.33	0	0
Hispanic* (Any race)	3,340	14.55	2	4.65	0	0
Other	1,167	5.08	0	0	0	0
Total	22,950	100	43	100	1	2.33

*Not included in total population or % number

Recruitment Activities:

Activity #1: Identify and maintain contact with local minority organizations and social support groups including, but not limited to educational, religious, ethnic, racial, and gender-based organizations.

Activities may include, but are not limited to:

Provide recruitment brochures and materials to educational, religious, ethnic, racial, and gender-based organizations.
Attend career fairs at local colleges in New Jersey to attempt to attract a more diverse group of applicants for future hiring processes.
Draft, print, and distribute informational brochures that may attract qualified candidates to the agency.
Make maximum use of the Roxbury Township Police website to attract qualified candidates to the agency.
The following information should prove useful when participating in recruitment activities:
Recruitment/informational brochures
Agency organizational chart
Current contractual agreements
Training catalogs
Demographic data
General Employment Applications

Activity #2: Re-start our internship program to attempt to build better relationship with local colleges to attempt to attract a more diverse pool of qualified candidates.

Activity #3: When applicable contact police academy’s and post vacancy announcements for current Alternate Route candidates.

REVIEW & EVALUATION

• The Chief of Police shall conduct an annual review of the Recruitment Plan.

• As a result of the annual review, if necessary, the Recruitment Plan shall be revised if