FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT PLAN

GOAL: 

The goal of the Franklin Township Police Department Recruitment Plan is to attract qualified individuals to pursue a career with the Franklin Township Police Department.  The objective is to achieve an overall racial and gender composition of the department in comparison to the service population of the Township through the departments recruiting activities. This agency will make a good faith effort to meet specific goals for recruiting a diverse workforce, in terms of people of color and gender diversity. The goals and objectives will be accomplished through various recruitment activities listed in the Recruitment Activities section of this plan. 

GENERAL: 

The Franklin Township Police Department is subject to the provisions of New Jersey Statutes Annotated 40A:14-118, et seq. and municipal ordinance Chapter 50, et seq. in all facets of the recruitment and selection process. 

The Franklin Township Police Department seeks its applicants from one of four applicant pools:  

1. PTC certified candidates (recruit directly from other law enforcement agencies) 
2. Letter of interest procedure (Non-PTC certified candidates, but alternate route) 
3. Passing a written & physical agility test, followed by an interview and graduation from a police academy 
4. Applications received through PoliceApp.

The Franklin Township Police Department is an equal opportunity employer in all facets of the personnel process. 

CURRENT DEMOGRAPHICS:

*2020 United States Census Bureau
*2023 Franklin Township Human Resources Demographic Report

OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES: 

Objective #1: Recruit the above identified underrepresented minorities and females from current state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies, and police academies. 

Activities include, but are not limited to: 

• Draft, print, and distribute informational brochures that may attract qualified candidates to the agency. 
• Make maximum use of the Franklin Township Website to attract qualified candidates to the agency.
• Notify all regional, county, and municipal police academies of this agency’s desire to recruit minority personnel from possible alternate route candidates.  Establish liaison with these academies.

Objective #2: Identify and establish and maintain contact with state, county, and municipal-based identified minority organizations and social support groups including, but not limited to educational, religious, ethnic, racial, and gender-based organizations with special attention to previously identified underrepresented minorities. 

Activities include, but are not limited to: 

• Send recruitment brochures, emails, to these organizations to stimulate interest in a career with the Franklin Township Police Department through the New Jersey Alternate Route Program.
• Attend Career Days at local schools, community colleges, and minority organizations regarding law enforcement careers with the Franklin Township Police Department through the New Jersey Alternate Route Program.

Objective #3: Recruit and expand the pool of applicants for the above identified underrepresented minorities and females from Franklin Township residents.

Activities include, but are not limited to: 

• Send recruitment brochures, emails, to township organizations to stimulate interest in a career with the Franklin Township Police Department through the New Jersey Alternate Route Program,.
• Attend Career Days at township schools and minority organizations regarding  law enforcement careers with the Franklin Township Police Department through the New Jersey Alternate Route Program.

ANNUAL REVIEW, EVALUATION AND REPORTING 

• The Director of Public Safety, or designee, shall conduct an annual review of the Recruitment Plan and shall include, but not limited to, performing an annual agency demographic review, determining whether any substantial disparities have been reduced, and if need be, revising the Recruitment Plan accordingly if the goals and objectives are not met.
• N.J.S.A. 52:17B-4.10 et seq requires that each law enforcement agency must report certain law enforcement applicant data annually by January 31^st for the preceding year. The data required to be reported is listed in the New Jersey Attorney General Guideline “Promoting Diversity in Law Enforcement Recruiting and Hiring” in Paragraph III. 

  https://www.nj.gov/oag/dcj/agguide/directives/ag-Guidelines-Diversity-in-LE-Recruiting-and-Hiring.pdf

• The reporting form can be found at: https://www.nj.gov/oag/dcj/agguide/directives/Appendix-A.xlsx

Franklin Township's Police Recruiting and Hiring Plan 2024 (PDF)

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