Been there done that. Sir Robert Peel (British, early 1800'S) considered the father of modern day policing techniques indicated that we are all police officers.  The only difference being that some people get paid full time to do the job.  So, lets begin to look at the citizen who in actuality are the police in there respective communities.  Are we as citizens doing our jobs?  Do we have an active reserve volunteer component to our department?  Do we expect every sworn police officer to be police offers until they become eligible for a pension or retirement? Is being a police officer the kind of job that may only suit a special type of personality or attract a special type of personality?  Is the job rewarding?  I had a full career in law enforcement but only 8 of those years were in HPD.  It is not uncommon to simply leave one department or agency to obtain employment with another organization.  Retention is a problem in most organizations.  Clearly,  policing is no exception.