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I recently I had a conversation with our legal defense attorney for the California Reserve Peace Officers Association. His experiences are extensive with reserve officers, as he’s been with CRPOA for about 20 years. He also represents about half of the deputy sheriff associations in California, and appears at many of their board meetings, attending 159 last year alone.

We discussed the new role of volunteers in law enforcement. Over the years, the perception has changed about reserve officers and their role within departments. Years ago, some believed reserves were a greater liability than full-time officers due to lesser training and exposure to critical incidents in the field. There were also some who felt reserve officers were taking away positions that could be filled by full-time paid officers.

Today, the perception of reserve officers has changed dramatically. Most positions opening at local departments (due to retirements) are not being filled. In fact, many departments are laying-off junior officers, implementing 10- to 20-percent cuts across the board. Police chiefs and city councils are forced to decide which programs to cut and how many officers to eliminate to meet the slashed budgets. This has led to many heated city council sessions, and a great deal of community outrage because of the loss of vital services and discontinued programs.

 

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