Recruitment and Retention of Arizona’s Detention Officers
Recruitment and Retention of Arizona’s Detention Officers
Financed by the Arizona Board of Regents’ Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF)
through a Regents’ Community Grant, collaborative teams at Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, and Morrison Institute for Public Policy studied challenges and opportunities for recruitment and retention of Arizona's detention officers. Below, you will find a report that examines trends in detention officer employment and factors impacting detention officer recruitment and retention. An executive summary highlights key takeaways and summarizes findings, while supplementary appendices offer more detailed methodological information and examine findings individually by county.
Executive Summary
The executive summary shares key takeaways from all aspects of the research study, including findings especially salient for policymakers and potential pathways for improving recruitment and retention outcomes. The executive summary also serves as an introduction to the full research report.
Research report
The full research report contains findings from all aspects of the study, including quantitative surey and qualitative interview research as well as analysis of statewide employment data based on the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS.) The report is organized by section: "Recruitment," "Retention," and "Tradeoffs, Shared Challenges, and Opportunities."
Supplementary appendices
The supplementary appendices provide additional information at a more detailed level, including further discussion of research methods, participant demographics, and findings by county.
Read the supplementary appendices