NCJ Number
84555
Date Published
1980
Length
31 pages
Annotation
This procedural manual for recruiting minorities and women for criminal justice careers provides suggestions for recruitment activities, how to get the message across, supportive techniques, groups to work with, and signs of a successful campaign.
Abstract
The recruitment of minorities and women for criminal justice careers is important, because it expands the capacity of criminal justice agencies to work with minority citizens effectively. The recruitment guidelines suggested are based upon the work of the Criminal Justice Assistance and Evaluation Project, which recruited, screened, and interviewed over 16,000 minority candidates, with nearly one-third being placed in criminal justice agencies across the country. Recruitment activities should include (1) solicitation of help from minority community organizations; (2) a media campaign; (3) recruitment mailing to potential candidates, including those who previously applied but were not selected; (4) development of a preexamination service for candidates needing more academic preparation; (5) a telephone hotline to counsel applicants; (6) use of satellite recruitment centers; and (7) postexam counseling for the retention of successful minority candidates. The department head should take the lead in using various media to make known to the community that the department is seeking minority and female applicants. Although the tangible measure of a successful campaign is the addition of a significant number of minority and female employees, improvement in relations between criminal justice personnel and minority citizens should also accompany a successful campaign. Equal Employment Opportunity Program guidelines are appended.