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Diversity and Hiring Policy
Diversity and Hiring Policy
Law Enforcement Agencies must be flexible and able to respond to societal demands. Leaders
for social change advocate for police departments that mirror their constituents in terms of
ethnicity, race, gender, and in other areas. This challenges leaders to develop innovative
methods of recruiting and hiring. The final project will consist of three separate assignments that
focus on identifying the need for a diversity hiring policy within law enforcement agencies. Part
II asks you to develop the recruiting, hiring, and training components of the policy. Law
Enforcement Organizations face an increasing struggle with hiring police officers. Additionally,
there is a need to consider assembling a police force that resembles the communities that are
being served. An increased focus on civil liberties, the rise to prominence of advocacy groups
such as Black Lives Matter and police-involved shootings have all combined to create an
urgency for law enforcement agencies to be responsive to the need for diversity within the force.
INSTRUCTIONS
For this Final Project: Part 2 – Diversity Hiring Policy Assignment, you will continue your
search of best practices for diversity hiring, conduct at least one interview with a law
enforcement leader, and find at least two peer-reviewed articles that address the need for and
practice of, hiring for diversity. Your interview may be telephonic if that is more convenient and
should include the following questions, at a minimum:
1. Do you have a specific policy for hiring for diversity?
2. Do you feel there is a need for such a policy?
3. Does the policy address recruiting, hiring and training?
4. If #1 is yes, how does your agency assess the policy’s efficacy?
5. If #1 is no, do you have any plans for such a policy?
6. What have been the impacts of your policy?
Beyond the interview, the Final Project: Part 2 – Diversity Hiring Policy Assignment requires
you to develop a recruiting plan that identifies goals for diversity hiring, specific measures for
achieving the goals, and includes the individual elements that make up the hiring process.
Examples of this include psychiatric examination and written testing. Finally, this assignment
asks you to address academy training and any specific components that would address diversity
within the curriculum.
The Final Project: Part 2 – Diversity Hiring Policy Assignment should be 3 pages,
written in APA format, and include at least two peer-reviewed references and one
interview with a law enforcement leader.
Acceptable sources for references are peer reviewed journal articles such as those
contained in the Liberty University Library. These articles should be published within the
past five years unless they are classic or seminal works.
In addition to 3-5 pages of content, make sure to include a title and reference page.
Ferguson Effect
Ferguson Effect
In 2014 a young African American man was killed in Ferguson, Missouri after an altercation
with a local police officer. Ensuing violent protests, media scrutiny and activism by the fledgling
Black Lives Matter group and others generated an opposition to police tactics that continues
today. When crime rates in some areas rose, St. Louis Police Chief Dotson postulated that a
“Ferguson Effect” whereby police officers may be reluctant to enforce the law in some situations
may be a result of the scrutiny. The potential for such an effect has enormous implications for
police leaders, policy and practice in law enforcement. This assignment requires you to compare
two articles, read them, and discuss how they are related to the overall topic of law enforcement
leadership and civil liberties. One article is part of the Learn section and each student will find
another article on the same subject, using the Liberty University library resources. Please ensure
your finished product reflects how the articles relate to the discipline of law enforcement. In
addition to an introduction and conclusion, make sure to cover the following pertinent questions
as you prepare your Critical Review: Ferguson Effect Assignment.
INSTRUCTIONS
Article reviews enable you to practice thinking critically and to synthesize information.
Do not quote from the article. Instead, summarize and paraphrase. For purposes of
promoting originality, citations should be limited to about 1-2 per paragraph in most
instances.
Paragraphs should ideally consist of between 5-7 sentences each.
Your review must be written in your words and include Biblical integration and at least
three scholarly citations, one of which can be your textbook, in APA format.
Acceptable sources are those scholarly articles that can be obtained using the Liberty
University Library resources. These articles should be published within the past five
years unless they are classic or seminal works.
In addition to 5 pages of content, make sure to include a title and reference page. You
do not need to produce an abstract for this assignment.
Your paper should address the following questions: What is the article’s title and
purpose? What are the authors’ theoretical assumptions? What are the major similarities
and differences in the authors’ views? Do the articles advance the work in the field of law
enforcement? Does your research indicate the need for improved leadership training in
law enforcement? Do not simply answer the questions but incorporate your answers into
the flow of the assignment.