But it’s gotten nearly 3 million views online and the department believes it’s helped recruit as many as 50 officers. Potential applicants might think twice before plunging into a profession that could subject them to scorn, law enforcement officials say. On-duty law enforcement deaths totaled 144 in 2018, a 12 percent increase over the previous year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The number of law enforcement personnel reached a peak of 724,690 in 2013. “For some, it becomes a difficult decision whether to get into law enforcement or not,” Sandoval said.

Source: Huffington Post February 08, 2019 19:52 UTC