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<blockquote data-quote="bigfug" data-source="post: 4050779" data-attributes="member: 4864"><p>To an extent, officers are &quot;insured&quot;. The cities are responsible for paying the settlement if an officer was negligent. So really, the only difference is one employer has someone underwriting their malpractice policy where the other self-insures.&nbsp; Really comparing apples to oranges here. There is no way officers could afford to pay such a policy premium on their own, you&#039;d have to pay officers comparable to a Dr. OCPD has 12 recruits in the current academy class. Based on previous academies drop out rates, you&#039;ll see 6-9 probably make it to phase 4. And out of that, 4-7 will probably make it to the streets. Retention averages between 30-60 percent throughout the training process. Thats with a $64k salary and a 10k bonus. Previous academies had 50-60 at a pay rate in the 40&#039;s. Toss in the added expense of insurance, and even less of a desire to deal with the crap they do, which is what&#039;s driving the applicant pool down, and you wont get any applicants. Most departments pay half of what Oklahoma City does. Full time deputies are under $40k.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bigfug, post: 4050779, member: 4864"] To an extent, officers are "insured". The cities are responsible for paying the settlement if an officer was negligent. So really, the only difference is one employer has someone underwriting their malpractice policy where the other self-insures. Really comparing apples to oranges here. There is no way officers could afford to pay such a policy premium on their own, you'd have to pay officers comparable to a Dr. OCPD has 12 recruits in the current academy class. Based on previous academies drop out rates, you'll see 6-9 probably make it to phase 4. And out of that, 4-7 will probably make it to the streets. Retention averages between 30-60 percent throughout the training process. Thats with a $64k salary and a 10k bonus. Previous academies had 50-60 at a pay rate in the 40's. Toss in the added expense of insurance, and even less of a desire to deal with the crap they do, which is what's driving the applicant pool down, and you wont get any applicants. Most departments pay half of what Oklahoma City does. Full time deputies are under $40k. [/QUOTE]

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