The Chicago Police Department is making it easier than ever to join the force.
Superintendent David Brown announced on Thursday that it will waive its requirement that recruits have at least 60 hours of college credit for candidates that have experience in certain fields such as health care and education.CHICAGO COPS BEING LURED TO JOIN SUBURBAN POLICE FORCE
"There are a very diverse pool of candidates across all these careers that we've talked about, healthcare, social services especially, and also education. But to also include the trades, I think there's diversity and life skills that will benefit this profession enormously," Brown said.
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