tes about the operation “Today 30% of new recruits are female and police are working towards having 1,200 officers representing ethnic minorities over the next decade” (Drive 5).
In Birmingham, Alabama, there is a large proportion of the population represented by Chinese Americans. At the present time there are only two Chinese police officers on the force, but the department has implemented a program designed to hire more minority officers to better represent the diversity of the community. As one human resources officer noted “The force is continually working hard to create a police service that reflects our ever more diverse society” (Cowan 12). Other police departments across the nation are following suit in a recruitment effort they hope will help resolve growing community tensions over racial issues a
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