2023 NFOP Critical Issues in Policing National Survey: Focusing on Retention and Wellbeing
Presentation Description: Law enforcement is facing a retention crisis, with officers rating staff shortages as the top source of stress among all stressors faced within their lives and careers. The 2023 Critical Issues in Policing Survey, the second such national survey of United States law enforcement conducted by the National Fraternal Order of Police (NFOP), gathers officer experiences and perceptions of current issues impacting law enforcement. Data gathered from the 2023 survey provides an analysis of the interplay between sources of stress for officers, organizational justice, wellness program availability, and overall employee health. Conclusions reported are designed to support agencies in clearly identifying the drivers of retention, looking across many factors but with a specific focus on how wellness is related to retention.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to describe a national perspective of issues currently facing law enforcement, including retention factors and the current state of officer wellness.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to identify key drivers of police employee retention, and will be able to describe how officer wellness is related to retention.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to apply the findings from a national survey of law enforcement officers to their own agencies, identifying potential strategies for recruiting and retaining healthy officers.
Sherri Martin, MA, LPCA
National Director of Wellness Services
Fraternal Order of Police
Sherri Martin serves as FOP National Director of Wellness Services. A career police officer, Sherri achieved the rank of Lieutenant at the Charleston (SC) Police Department. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina, a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Counseling Psychology from the Citadel, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Sherri has experience in clinical therapy, is a published author, and is licensed as a Professional Counselor Associate in the State of Connecticut.
Jacqueline Drew, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Griffith University
Dr Jacqueline M. Drew is a police scholar with the Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Australia. Dr Drew has over 20 years of experience in law enforcement, as a practitioner and researcher. She is a psychologist, holding a PhD in organizational psychology. She provides expert advice to law enforcement on organizational systems and personnel practices, including police mental health and suicide, leadership, promotion systems and women and policing. Her work has translated into training of law enforcement personnel across Australia and United States, she works with police agencies to improve operational police practice and strives to make a positive impact on the working lives of police.
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