Police departments in the United States are facing an officer exit. writes about it New York Times.
According to the publication, US police departments are trying to cope with the immigration of disgruntled officers and the sudden drop in service applications.
Some police department chiefs say their departments have lost hundreds of officers who began leaving the service since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the wave of unrest in 2020 due to the death at the hands of African-American George Floyd. of law enforcement agencies.
According to sociologists, the number of police layoffs in the United States in 2021 was 43% more than in 2019. At the same time, the personnel level has not yet returned to its former values, and its leadership is ready to pay bonuses of tens of thousands of dollars for the transfer of police officers from other units to replenish personnel.
in November reportedAmerican company Twitter has launched a new wave of layoffs after an ultimatum from its new owner, Elon Musk. According to media reports, the reason why hundreds of people left was because the new management of the platform informed the staff about irregular work with strict requirements.