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Tag: police diversity
Command
FL Chief Fired for Allegedly Favoring Minorities, Women for Promotions
Former chief Larry Scirotto is firing back. “The EEOC report is a report built on hearsay, there is no testimony, there is no transcript, there is no audio,” he said.
March 7, 2022
Patrol
Philadelphia Police Academy Graduates First Openly Transgender Recruit
Among the recruits from the Philadelphia Police Academy's latest class to graduate and become sworn officers was an individual who is openly transgender.
March 2, 2020
Patrol
DOJ Says Background Checks, Citizenship Requirements Prevent Diversification of Police
The report, released Wednesday in conjunction with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, critiques several widely used police-hiring practices — noting that over-reliance on such criteria “may limit certain underrepresented communities’ representation in law enforcement agencies.”
October 6, 2016
Training
Austin Police Try New Recruiting Tactics to Bolster, Diversify Ranks
Outreach efforts toward prospective female applicants are part of a series of responses by Austin police to address a recruiting problem that a consulting group's recently released report said is the biggest challenge facing the department.
August 30, 2016
Patrol
North Carolina Department Has First All-Female Swearing In Ceremony
The swearing in of the first-ever all-women lineup of officers for the Greenville (NC) Police Department on Monday not only made history, it also served as a big step in helping the department meet a national average.
June 28, 2016
Training
New Jersey Overlooked Red Flags to Produce More Diverse Police Recruits, Lawsuit Claims
A veteran New Jersey state trooper alleges in a whistleblower lawsuit she was retaliated against by her superiors after raising objections that police academy background checks were compromised because of pressure to increase racial diversity among State Police ranks.
February 29, 2016
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