What Does This Tell You?

David CouperJuly 22, 2015July 19, 2015Leadership, police

I was shocked having run into the following statistics from a medium sized (300+) police department in a state capitol on the west coast.

Makeup of the department as of January 2015:

Asian: 3 (1%)
Black: 3 (1%)
Hispanic: 10 (3%)
Native: 5 (2%)
Biracial: 5 (2%)
White: 274 (91%)

What do these data tell you?

What needs to happen — when and how?

Published by David Couper

I served over 20 years as the chief of police in Madison (WI), four years as chief of the Burnsville (MN) Police Department, and before that as a police officer in Edina (MN) and the City of Minneapolis. I hold graduate degrees from the University of Minnesota and Edgewood College in Madison. I have written many articles over my years as a police leader. After retiring from the police department, I answered a call to ministry, attended seminary, and was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. After 25 years leading two Episcopal Churches in Portage and North Lake, Wisconsin, I now serve as Associate Pastor in a growing, dynamic, and Spirit-filled Lutheran congregation in nearby Mazomanie. View all posts by David Couper

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Mark Bond says:

July 22, 2015 at 9:42 am

Reblogged this on e-Roll Call Magazine.

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Ryan says:

July 23, 2015 at 4:19 pm

Many times there is an issue of lack of diverse applicants.

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1. improvingpolice says:
  
  July 25, 2015 at 6:01 am
  
  that’s why a strong recruiting program is needed and the dept. must operate in a fair and respectful manner with the community.
  
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