Detroiters pay to train new police officers who quickly leave to work in the suburbs, costing the city millions, according to the city's assistant police chief. But a new law approved by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday could help Detroit recover the costs of training officers who don't stick around or encourage newly trained officers not to leave the city's police force in the first place.
"We have experienced over the last several years a large number of individuals joining the Detroit Police Department for the training with an apparent plan to leave for suburban police departments shortly thereafter," Detroit Police Department Assistant Chief David LeValley said during a legislative hearing on the new law.
"I've been told that some agencies have actually encouraged individuals to do so. And we have even had police chiefs and command staff from suburban police departments attend our academy graduations only to have a recruit resign the next day and go work for that agency," LeValley added.
Michigan currently prohibits employers from receiving fees, gifts, tips or other forms of remuneration as a condition of employment. But two Democratic lawmakers from Detroit — state Sen. Sylvia Santana and state Rep. Tyrone Carter — introduced legislation that received bipartisan support to create an exception for law enforcement agencies, allowing them to recoup training costs from new recruits who spend fewer than four years working for an agency. Similar bills introduced by the pair...
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