The Desire to Serve
Strengths & Weaknesses
Quality of Academy Activities
Unmet Training Needs
Knowledge & Skills Gained
Characteristics of Success
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The PAS provides local law enforcement leaders insights into a variety of candidate knowledge, motivations, reactions, barriers and career goals. The survey measures:
Gather insights into a variety of resident opinions about public safety with The National Law Enforcement Survey (The NLES). The NLES helps strengthen community relationships, aligns resident and government priorities, supports community-centered policing and increases resident safety.
Law Enforcement and Local Government leaders can gather insights into officer working conditions, employee climate and job satisfaction with The National Employee Survey - Law Enforcement (The NES-LE). The NES-LE helps identify organizational strengths and challenges, and understand training needs.
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