The maximum hiring age and mandatory retirement age for police officers in the New York City Police Department.
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Title
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The maximum hiring age and mandatory retirement age for police officers in the New York City Police Department.
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Identifier
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AAI3103157
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identifier
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3103157
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Creator
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Pascarella, Joseph E.
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Contributor
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Adviser: F. Warren Benton
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Date
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2003
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Political Science, Public Administration
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Abstract
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The New York Police Department (NYPD) as a requirement for employment as police officers requires that applicants are below the age of thirty-six (36) and requires incumbent police officers employed by the NYPD to retire prior to age sixty-three (63). Although these age restriction policies are discriminatory, they may be necessary for large, complex urban police and law enforcement agencies to achieve the missions and objectives such as organizational administration and public safety. This issue in policing and law enforcement is particularly acute in contemporary policing and law enforcement in large urban areas such as New York City given the increased scrutiny and accountability placed on police and law enforcement agencies and the threat of terrorism in a post-September 11, 2001-world. A longitudinal cohort analysis consisting of three thousand twelve (3,012) police officers hired by the New York Police Department (NYPD) was conducted spanning the years 1985 through 2000 to determine the correlation between policing performance and aging to determine the necessity for age restriction policies.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
