But could not be the problem that finding dedicated LEOs is hard to do. Haven’t the leaders reduced qualifications to accept more incompetent people, people with psychotic problems and those who only want the power?
Finding LEO candidates isn’t hard at all. Lots of people want to be a cop.
Finding normal people with good skills is the trick.
Unfortunately, candidates meet cops, trainers, and others who coach them on what their points of view need to be to answer interviews and psych evals properly to get hired. There are also groups of criminal types that try to get their people hired in as well.