Diversity Hiring Policy

Policy Development Assignment Instructions

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 I asks you to write a problem statement, justify the need for the policy, and provide an overview to the policy components. 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

As the policy manager for your law enforcement organization, please research the best practices related to diversity hiring and develop a department policy. This research should include interviews with your local law enforcement leaders to determine how they are addressing this issue. Part I of this assignment REQUIRES you to determine the need for the policy, establish the justification for having such a policy, and presenting a statement of the problem as you would with any proposal. Write as if you are trying to convince your chief of the need for having a diversity hiring policy. You MUST also provide an overview of the policy components, a background of the problem, and basic goals for the policy.

Part I MUST be at least 4 pages in length, not including title and reference pages, written in APA format, include an introduction, and provide at least two peer-reviewed references.

Acceptable sources for reference include Liberty University Library Resources and police department web pages (for best practices).

You do not need an abstract for this assignment.

For Part I you need NOT include the results from any interviews with law enforcement leaders.

Note: Assignment will be checked for originality via the SafeAssign plagiarism tool.