Karen Bass: “Our officers are being recruited by other agencies, so we…”

“And officers talk about being demoralized and feel like they're not supported. But what's happening in la, though, and I know that there's a measure of that, but in la, Our officers are being recruited by other agencies, so we have become less competitive. That was the reason to raise the pay, provide incentive pay, and then also encourage our officers not to retire early, but to stay on the force.” (07:29–07:35)

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