Police Foundations LAW250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Community Policing, Visible Minority
8 Sep 2018
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Research has noted that higher education among police officers results in: greater cultural sensitivity to visible minorities, greater flexibility in completing tasks, fewer citizen complaints than less educated colleagues, greater ability to process information, better community relations. Changing practice of recruiting: promoting diversity is a key priority for policing. Building police organizations that mirror diverse communities: outreach programs attempt to recruit in ethnic and cultural communities, examples include the royal canadian mounted police aboriginal pre-cadet training. Program: the assumption is there will be greater community support for a police service that represents the cultural and ethnic make-up of the community served. Employment equity practices: federal employment equity act (section 2) recognizes that women, aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, and visible minorities have been disadvantaged through employment practices, which may require special measures to correct. Implementing hiring quotas is supported by the employment equity act as it relates to any of the disadvantaged groups.
