There are several important stages within the police officer recruitment process that are listed below:

• physical agility,
• written examination,
• background checks,
• training academy,
• field training, and
• polygraph examination.

Each stage of the recruitment process is important and provides law enforcement recruiters with vital information concerning a recruit's qualifications. You will discuss each stage and provide the information that will be collected from that process.

In your opinion, which is the most important stage in the recruitment process? Why? Which stage is the least important? Why? What additional factors could be added to the recruitment process that might help with officer retention rates? How might you apply this knowledge to a future professional role that you could have in law enforcement?