Police Departments Dig Deeper to Attract Recruits

Across the US, there’s a shortage of police officers that is often blamed on a tight labor market and negative perceptions of the job after a spate of incidents in which officers killed unarmed Black people. Even so, many signing up for law enforcement jobs in and around Washington say they hope to build a better and kinder force, as VOA’s Laurel Bowman discovered. Camera: Adam Greenbaum