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Title

Identifying barriers to diversity in law enforcement agencies / Carl F. Matthies, Kirsten M. Keller, and Nelson Lim.

Author

Matthies, Carl F.

Publication

• Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, [2012].
• ©2012.

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Additional Authors

• Keller, Kirsten M.
• Lim, Nelson.

Description

11 pages : illustrations (some color), colored map; 28 cm.

Summary

The authors describe how law enforcement agencies can use barrier analysis, a method of assessment aimed at identifying potential obstacles to obtaining resources or participating in a program, to better understand and address the challenge of creating diversity among their personnel. They examine key points in the career lifecycle, such as recruitment, hiring, promotion, and retention practices, to determine where women and racial/ethnic minorities face obstacles that might account for less-than-proportionate representation among applicants, hires, and senior leadership. They describe the barrier analysis process, illustrate how it can help law enforcement agencies increase the diversity of their workforce, and present case studies featuring police departments that have used barrier analysis.

Series Statement

Occasional paper ; OP-370

Uniform Title

Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-370.

Subject

• Diversity in the workplace > United States
• Police > Recruiting > United States

Note

• Title from caption.
• "Issues in policing."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 10-11).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

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