Want To Be A Cop In Philadelphia? No College Needed

The Philadelphia Police Department is hiring. And they're desperate. Staffing levels in the country's fourth-largest police department has hit a 22-year-low. In response, the department recently loosened hiring requirements in hopes of filling the gap. Recruits no longer have to earn 60 college credits as a requirement of hiring.

As Bobby Allyn of Here & Now Contributor WHYY reports, the move has its critics, but supporters say it will open the door to many qualified recruits.

Reporter

• Bobby Ally, reporter, WHYY. He tweets @BobbyAllyn.

Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit NPR.