Download or read book Police Education and Minority Recruitment written by David L. Carter and published by Police Executive Res Forum. This book was released on 1991 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 520 This 1989 study examined the impact of a college requirement on the proportionate recruitment of minorities for police work. The first phase of the study was a comprehensive review of related research in police education, and the second phase was a survey of 699 State, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies. The third phase consisted of site visits to selected police departments to collect policy-related materials and explore educational issues in greater depth through document review and interviews. The final phase of the research involved extensive legal research on the bona fide occupational qualifications (BFOQ), discrimination in employment, and affirmative action practices. The data indicate that in the aggregate, law enforcement agencies in the research population had minority group members in proportions comparable to the general population. Educational levels of minority police officers were approximately the same as white officers at the undergraduate level and higher than white officers at the graduate level. Although a number of factors make college education disproportionately inaccessible to minorities, the courts have ruled that job requirements justify making a college degree a qualification for employment. Apparently there is an adequate pool of both minority and majority college-educated men and women interested in police employment. A college education can be both empirically and legally justified as a BFOQ and should be established.

Download or read book Black in Blue written by Kenneth Bolton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-04-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York to Los Angeles, police departments across the country are consistently accused of racism. Although historically white police precincts have been slowly integrating over the past few decades, African-American officers still encounter racism on the job. Bolton and Feagin have interviewed fifty veteran African-American police officers to provide real-life and vivid examples of the difficulties and discrimination these officers face everyday inside and outside the police station from barriers in hiring and getting promoted to lack of trust from citizens and members of black communi.

Download or read book Law Enforcement Opportunities for Minorities written by and published by . This book was released on 2009* with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Minority Hiring and Promotion Practices Within Federal Law Enforcement Agencies written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Investigations and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Race and Representative Bureaucracy in American Policing written by Brandy A. Kennedy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-06-09 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines issues of race and policing through the lens of representative bureaucracy theory. According to representative bureaucracy theory, demographic correspondence between government employees and the local population can lead to more favorable outcomes for minority groups. It argues that police forces with higher minority composition will have more positive outcomes across measures such as fewer excessive force complaints and fewer fatal encounters with officers. Additionally, the book asserts that more representative forces will demonstrate responsiveness and accountability by implementing policies such as citizen review boards for excessive force complaints. It does this by first providing a brief overview of issues surrounding race and policing in America, documenting racial representation occurring in local police forces nationwide, and exploring the potential causes and consequences of underrepresentation. It concludes by discussing the implications of our findings and offer potential policy remedies and solutions that local law enforcements can pursue in order to reduce minority underrepresentation and improve policing outcomes.

Download or read book Diversity Affirmative Action and Law Enforcement written by George T. Felkenes and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1992 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on issues that have implications for every law enforcement agency in the United States, these seven papers examine the impact of a 1980 Federal district court consent decree concerning affirmative action on police recruitment, selection, training, and employment in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the City of Los Angeles. In 1973, a female sergeant in the LAPD filed a complaint alleging that the city of Los Angeles engaged in employment discrimination based on sex. Subsequently, a complaint was filed by the U.S. Attorney in Federal court alleging also that the City and the LAPD had practiced employment discrimination on the basis of sex, race, and national origin. The Blake Consent Decree included within its requirements the essence of affirmative action and diversity in law enforcement. Individual papers in this volume focus on the characteristics of police academy training classes, models of police demographics before and after the decree, the evaluation of the positive and negative effects of the decree, legal rights of minorities and women resulting from their political emergence in American society, and police attitudes. Tables, figure, name and subject indexes, list of court cases, and appended survey form.

Download or read book Policing and Minority Communities written by James F. Albrecht and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful book examines the allegations against the professionalism, transparency, and integrity of law enforcement toward minority groups, from a global perspective. It addresses the challenges inherent in maintaining strong ties with members of the community, and draws attention to obstacles in ensuring public confidence and trust in rule of law institutions. Most importantly, the book provides insight into mechanisms and proposals for policy reform that would permit enhanced police-community partnership, collaboration and mutual respect. Acknowledging the consistency of this concern despite geographic location, ethnic diversity, and religious tolerance, this book considers controversial factors that have caused many groups and individuals to question their relationship with law enforcement. The book examines the context of police-community relations with contributed research from Nigeria, South Africa, Kosovo, Turkey, New Zealand, Mexico, Scandinavia and other North American and European viewpoints. It evaluates the roles that critical factors such as ethnicity, political instability, conflict, colonization, mental health, police practice, religion, critical criminology, socialism, and many other important aspects and concepts have played on perceptions of policing and rule of law. A valuable resource for law enforcement practitioners and researchers, policy makers, and students of criminal justice, Policing and Minority Communities: Contemporary Issues and Global Perspectives confronts crucial challenges and controversies in policing today with quantitative and qualitative research and practical policy recommendations.

Download or read book Reasons for a Successful Career In Law Enforcement and In Life written by Heulet Arnold and published by . This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The times have changed but many of the struggles are the same when it comes to Americas racial, social, economic job opportunity, education, law enforcement and political issues of the day.As a black law enforcement professional, I've seen the good and bad side of people living in thriving conditions and left behind communities like Dayton, Ohio. I know the impact policing can make to improve lives or destroy lives in communities, especially communities of color. I developed the desire to become a police officer as a youth growing up in the Jim Crow south where I experienced the negative impacts of bad policing along with bad policies, and common laws, all enabling systemic racism to deny people living in communities of color equal opportunities and equal justice in America.My journey from Georgia to Dayton, Ohio where I became a dedicated law officer in the Dayton Police Department, an educator and pastor over a 30 plus year career was not an easy one. Like most Blacks who decided to work in law enforcement I had to overcome many obstacles including racial biases, bigotry, unfair policies, and a lack of trust of citizens and the police to achieve many firsts as a low enforcement officer. My strong faith in God, the early teachings of my parents, and a strong desire to help others formed the foundation of success in my career and my life's journey. But it was my determination, education, help from others, and life changing experiences that helped me navigate my career and achieve my goal of helping people who live in all communities within Dayton, Ohio.I hope my new book, The Reasons For A Successful Career - In Law Enforcement & Life, will provide you with a few insights and key bible passages I've used to overcome life's obstacles and bridge the growing racial, social and law enforcement divides we're experiencing in Dayton and across our nation today.

Download or read book An Examination of Racial Disparities in Ohio Law Enforcement Employment written by Tiffany Fields-Williams and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Racial disparities in law enforcement have been a point of contention since their origin in the middle of the 19th Century. Employment in law enforcement has frequently shown discriminatory treatment to females, minorities and other ethnic groups due to its white-male dominated, paramilitary origin. Deviation from this paramilitary structure has caused more widespread discrimination, prejudice, and racism. This thesis will examine the amount of racial disparity present in a selection of Ohio law enforcement. There have been many advances in minority employment but minorities are still underrepresented in law enforcement. There are still minority communities that don't see diversity in their police departments, courts, and correctional facilities. Data will be used from the 2016 Bureau of Justice Statistics survey, and the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) database and information on six Local Police Departments in Ohio, namely Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Steubenville. Statistics from the Pew Research Center and the Census Bureau will also be used to pull statistics from local police departments and their numbers of minorities amongst the ranks. This research will cover the hiring and the promotional processes that often disqualifies minorities. It will also proffer a solution that will allow for a more nondiscriminatory process.

Download or read book Careers in Law Enforcement written by Coy H. Johnston and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Careers in Law Enforcement is a valuable resource for students considering a career in the criminal justice field, specifically in policing. Written in a concise and conversational tone, author Coy H. Johnston includes three main sections: planning a realistic path, selecting an appropriate career path in law enforcement, and preparing for the hiring process. The first chapter offers students a unique opportunity to take a personality/career test to help them discover the types of jobs that might be a good fit. Consequently, students will set sensible goals at the beginning of their degree program and seek appropriate internships and volunteer opportunities. This text is a helpful resource students will be able to peruse repeatedly when they are ready to start the process of applying for jobs within law enforcement.

Download or read book Locking Up Our Own written by James Forman, Jr. and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTON ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWS' 10 BEST BOOKS LONG-LISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST, CURRENT INTEREST CATEGORY, LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZES "Locking Up Our Own is an engaging, insightful, and provocative reexamination of over-incarceration in the black community. James Forman Jr. carefully exposes the complexities of crime, criminal justice, and race. What he illuminates should not be ignored." —Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative "A beautiful book, written so well, that gives us the origins and consequences of where we are . . . I can see why [the Pulitzer prize] was awarded." —Trevor Noah, The Daily Show Former public defender James Forman, Jr. is a leading critic of mass incarceration and its disproportionate impact on people of color. In Locking Up Our Own, he seeks to understand the war on crime that began in the 1970s and why it was supported by many African American leaders in the nation’s urban centers. Forman shows us that the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges, and police chiefs took office amid a surge in crime and drug addiction. Many prominent black officials, including Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry and federal prosecutor Eric Holder, feared that the gains of the civil rights movement were being undermined by lawlessness—and thus embraced tough-on-crime measures, including longer sentences and aggressive police tactics. In the face of skyrocketing murder rates and the proliferation of open-air drug markets, they believed they had no choice. But the policies they adopted would have devastating consequences for residents of poor black neighborhoods. A former D.C. public defender, Forman tells riveting stories of politicians, community activists, police officers, defendants, and crime victims. He writes with compassion about individuals trapped in terrible dilemmas—from the men and women he represented in court to officials struggling to respond to a public safety emergency. Locking Up Our Own enriches our understanding of why our society became so punitive and offers important lessons to anyone concerned about the future of race and the criminal justice system in this country.

Download or read book Careers in Law Enforcement written by Coy H. Johnston and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Careers in Law Enforcement is a valuable resource for students considering a career in the criminal justice field, specifically in policing. Written in a concise and conversational tone, author Coy H. Johnston includes three main sections: planning a realistic path, selecting an appropriate career path in law enforcement, and preparing for the hiring process. The first chapter offers students a unique opportunity to take a personality/career test to help them discover the types of jobs that might be a good fit. Consequently, students will set sensible goals at the beginning of their degree program and seek appropriate internships and volunteer opportunities. This text is a helpful resource students will be able to peruse repeatedly when they are ready to start the process of applying for jobs within law enforcement.

Download or read book So You Want to Be a Cop written by Alley Evola and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many children, from the time they are old enough to be attracted to a siren and flashing lights, dream their whole lives of becoming a police officer. As a retired police officer, herself, Alley Evola looks at the daily ins and outs of the job of a police officer. From recruitment, life at the academy, patrol and eventually promotion, she provides a helpful understanding of what you can really expect. She also looks at the current issues, including race and gender, and how these have shaped certain expectations from the public that a police officer needs to be prepared for when working in this field. When you’re young and dreaming you don’t think about the process it will take to become a police officer. And it’s also not evident until after the police academy the many challenges and issues you will face in the field. So You Want to Be a Cop is for everyone who secretly wishes they were a police officer, or is pursuing their dream in hopes of transforming it into reality.

Download or read book Recruiting Retaining Women written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Employment of Minority Group Persons in Law Enforcement Agencies written by William F. Danielson and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Black Police in America written by W. Marvin Dulaney and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1996-02-22 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Clear, concise, and filled with new materials, the book sets a high standard . . . Scholars in African American, police, and urban history will all be grateful for what is certain to become a fundamental work in their fields." —The Alabama Review "A balanced, perceptive, and readable study." —Kirkus Reviews " . . . easily read and interesting text . . . " —The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) "[This] readable book is bound to explode plenty of myths. . . . This is an important book that is long overdue." —Our Texas, The Spirit of African-American Heritage "There is no better time than now for this electrifying, clear, and much needed volume." —Robert B. Ingram, President, National Conference of Black Mayors "Black Police in America is the most comprehensive and best documented study that I have read on African Americans in law enforcement." —Nudie Eugene Williams, University of Arkansas "Full of fascinating stories and accounts of racism and heroism, as well as photos and charts, this volume fills a void in the study of the African-American experience." —South Carolina Historical Magazine ". . . a fresh and original study and an important contribution to the fields of African American and urban history and criminal justice." —The Journal of American History " . . . an accomplished and wide-ranging comparative analysis of the role of race in the development and operation of police departments in America's nineteenth- and twentieth-century cities." —The Journal of Southern History African Americans demanded "colored police for colored people" for over two centuries. Black Police in America traces the history of African Americans in policing, from the appointment of the first "free men of color" as slave patrollers in 19th-century New Orleans to the advent of black police chiefs in urban centers—and explains the impact of black police officers on race relations, law enforcement, and crime.

Download or read book Black Cop written by Ronald E. Hampton and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Any African-American thinking about or actively involved in a career in law enforcement Must Read this Book". -- Richard Pennington, Chief of Police, New Orleans The First-Ever guide to professional success written for the 100,000+ African-Americans currently employed in law enforcement and the many thousands of young African-Americans considering a career in this demanding but rewarding profession. This trail-blazing book features: -- Essential real-world guidance -- veteran black police officers share their hard-won experience -- Networking and mentoring opportunities -- an extensive and unique directory of national, regional, and local African-American law enforcement associations provides important connections -- Inside the recruitment process -- how and where to get started and get ahead building a career in law enforcement -- Strategies for dealing with the toughest challenges -- from racism in the department to passing demanding promotion exams Plus... A Special Section Exclusively for Helping Female African-American Police Officers Find Professional Success!