Probably the Most Difficult Barrier to Recruiting Minority Officers Has

question 59

Multiple Choice

Probably the most difficult barrier to recruiting minority officers has to do with:

• A) the image that police officers have in the minority communities
• B) the fact that the salaries are too low
• C) the fact that minority officers commonly want to work in their old neighborhoods
• D) the fact that HIV has afflicted a disproportionately high number of black officers

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