Targeted Efforts by Local Police Agencies to Recruit and Hire

question 15

Essay

Targeted efforts by local police agencies to recruit and hire racial/ethnic minorities have resulted in twice as many minorities being hired as women.What are some of the ways that police departments can encourage and retain female officers?

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Definitions:

Novices

Beginners or individuals who are new to a particular field or activity, lacking the experience and knowledge of more seasoned experts.

Stimuli

External elements or occurrences that elicit responses or reactions from sensory organs or the nervous system.

Chunk Information

A strategy of breaking down information into smaller, manageable units or chunks, making it easier to process and remember.

Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

A theory proposed by Howard Gardner, suggesting that individuals have different kinds of intelligences, including linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, spatial, body-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic.