The role the federal government played in removing equal employment opportunity barriers

1. Describe the role the federal government played in removing equal employment opportunity barriers to women and minorities in policing.
2. You are a field training officer who has been assigned a new female trainee officer. You are aware that this female officer is being "watched" closely for any signs of weaknesses and you have been given "unofficial" guidance that she is to be passed through probation. How will you perform your duties ethically and fairly train this officer? What should you inform your supervisor about the "guidance" you have been given by the department managers?
3. You are tasked by your captain to provide training to the department on the Fourteenth Amendment. What are the areas you will highlight and why?
4. Griggs v. Duke Power Company is a leading case related to job discrimination. Although this case had nothing to do with a police department, what impact has it had on policing?
5. Describe the impact of the police testing process on certain minority groups.
6. Identify ways in which women and minorities still face problems in policing.
7. Identify the challenges faced in recruiting Asian American officers and discuss strategies to address these challenges.
8. You live in a community that has a large Muslim population. There have been complaints to the chief of police about a lack of representation of Muslim officers in your agency. After being directed by the chief of police to "reach out" to the Muslim community with the goal of increasing representation, what would you do?
9. You are a training officer in your department. You have been assigned to increase the recruiting of minority officers, especially African American officers. What will you do to meet this need?

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