NCJ Number
462
Date Published
1971
Length
33 pages
Annotation
AN EXAMINATION OF BARRIERS TO MINORITY RECRUITMENT BY POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Abstract
THE DEPARTMENTS IN DETROIT, MIAMI, WASHINGTON, DENVER, AND WATERLOO, IOWA WERE EVALUATED AS WERE STATE POLICE IN MICHIGAN, CALIFORNIA, AND CONNECTICUT. ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS, TESTS, INTERVIEWS, MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS, AND TRAINING ARE EXPLORED.