This was a special event YouTube Live and Facebook Live we recorded on August 26th, 2022. We took live questions from our listeners and answered them. In this episode we interview longtime Background Investigation Division supervisor JJ Williams who witnessed the downfall of LAPD hiring over 20 years. He retired in 2022. We're publishing it as a special episode for the podcast. 

In August 2022, the LAPD chief reported that the department was unable to hire the promised number of recruits in hiring year 2021-2022. The recruitment numbers continue to fall in hiring year 2022-2023. The LAPD had 10,000 officers in 2013. They now have 9250 officers. The department is unable to stem the flow of officers leaving the department and can't hire enough to make up for their losses. We discuss the current state of LAPD hiring in this special episode.

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