Summary: <br> Will interviews Angie Salvato and Dr. Vidisha Barua Worley, Esquire on the current state of recruiting and retaining quality law enforcement officers. The interview covers:<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * The changes in general nature of prospective officers they've seen over time and why they think these changes have occurred.<br> <br> <br> <br> * How the changes have escalated post-George Floyd.<br> <br> <br> <br> * How students and applicants are reacting to the national narrative about policing post-George Floyd.<br> <br> <br> <br> * The influence of a college education has on policing.<br> <br> <br> <br> * Career aspirations students have when pursuing a law enforcement career.<br> <br> <br> <br> * Recruiting lateral hires.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> About our guests:<br> <br> <br> <br> Angie Salvato<br> <br> <br> <br> Angelina Salvato is a Police Officer with the Anchorage Police Department in Alaska and is currently assigned to the Background and Recruiting Unit. Angie has been in law enforcement for nearly 20 years including her time as a Probation Officer for the State of Alaska. While at APD, Angie has worked as a Swing Shift Patrol Officer, Academy Instructor and a Firearms Instructor. She is the current Vice President of the APDEA and is the President and co-founder of Anchorage Cops for Community, which is the non-profit arm of the APDEA. Angie is a passionate advocate for humanizing police officers and connecting them in a positive way to the communities they serve.<br> <br> <br> <br> Dr. Vidisha Barua Worley, Esquire <br> <br> <br> <br> Vidisha Barua Worley is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas; former Contributing Editor with the Criminal Law Bulletin; former Executive Editor of the Buffalo Criminal Law Review, Founding Member of the Institute for Legal Studies in Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University; and a licensed attorney in New York and India.<br>
