Officer perceptions of ideal police candidates: view on college, military, and work experience
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Officer perceptions of ideal police candidates: view on college, military, and work experience
Ben Stickle McKenzie L. Jossie Eric Anderson Darien Nagel a Department of Criminal Justice Administration, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfressboro, TN, USAb Louisiana State UniversityBen Stickle, Ph.D., is a professor focusing on property crime and policing. He is widely recognized through his research contributions on metal theft, package theft, and emerging crime trends. Ben is a Professor of Criminal Justice Administration at Middle Tennessee State University and holds a Ph.D. in Justice Administration from the University of Louisville. He has nearly twenty years of law enforcement and private security experience.McKenzie L. Jossie, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University in the Department of Sociology. Her primary research areas include corrections, collateral consequences of justice system involvement, program evaluation, and criminal justice policy.Eric Anderson, M.C.J., is a Lieutenant at the Franklin (Tennessee) Police Department where he leads the department’s training unit and holds a Master of Criminal Justice degree from Middle Tennessee State University.Darien Nagel, M.C.J., is a patrol officer at the Columbia (Tennessee) Police Department and holds a Master of Criminal Justice degree from Middle Tennessee State University.