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Police relax standards to expand recruit pool nationwide
Police departments across the United States are easing age and fitness rules forgiving minor criminal histories and extending the candidate pool to meet shortages. Cities from Boston to Los Angeles report higher age limits and flexible drug histories while officials say maturity and experience may improve crisis handling and problem solving.
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St. Petersburg
Tampa
Fla
Oakland
Calif
Boston
Michael Flaherty
Associated Press
Police Executive Research Forum
Washington
Houston
Phoenix
National Guard
Chuck Wexler
Gilbert Moore
U.S. Justice Department
Indiana
Johanna Abad
North Carolina
Wilmington
Laurence Egerton
Egerton
Fort Myers
Alaska
Juneau
Kris Sell
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Jose Melendez