This report is designed to review statistical trends and estimates of attrition in Florida's criminal justice system between 1990 and 1999, with an emphasis on the law enforcement and correctional discipline. All information presented was compiled through records maintained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Professionalism Program. Recruitment, Retention, and Selection are key factors in providing adequate staffing. Each of these three components directly shapes the human resources of an agency. Recruitment and selection are components involved with hiring individuals to fill active positions.
Retention focuses on the employees that currently maintain active positions.
With the exception of retirement the shift in attrition can be directly associated with agency's selection and retention policies. Attrition is part of the normal human resource cycle, created by individuals vacating an active position. It is considered normal for employees to retire after working the specified number of years, and for a small percentage of employees to leave for job advances, geographical changes, and family obligations. Agencys' attrition rates due to retirement and other factors vary considerably throughout the state based on the principles of attrition. The principles of attrition are factors that effect the rate of normal attrition.