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Recruiting and Retaining Women:
A Self-Assessment Guide for Law Enforcement
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"Recruiting & Retaining Women: A Self-Assessment Guide
for Law Enforcement" is designed to help local, state
and federal law enforcement agencies examine their policies
and procedures in order to identify and remove obstacles to
hiring and retaining sworn and civilian women employees. The
Guide, which was developed under a grant from the Bureau of
Justice Assistance, also provides a list of resources for
agencies to use when planning or implementing changes to their
current policies and procedures.
Get your own copy of the Self-Assessment
Guide for a $15 fee
Order Online
or Call 1-800-851-3420 to Order by Phone (Use code: NCJ
185235)
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The Guide Features Chapters on the Following Topics
- The Advantages to Hiring and Retaining more Women
- Assessing a Law Enforcement Agency
- Developing a Job Description
- Recruiting Quality Candidates
- Removing Obstacles in the Selection Process
- Designing Quality Recruit Academies and Field Training Programs
- Mentoring to Increase Retention
- Valuing Civilian Employees
- Implementing Family-Friendly Policies
- Monitoring Performance Evaluations
- Assignments and Promotions
- Preventing Sexual and Gender Harassment, Discrimination, and
Retaliation
- Ensuring Impartial Internal Investigation and Discipline Systems
- Developing effective awards
Training Available for Law Enforcement Agencies In order to
provide assistance to law enforcement agencies wishing to increase
the numbers of women employees, the National Center for Women & Policing
provides 2-day Regional Training Seminars
on recruiting women and on-site consulting
by a team of professional law enforcement experts to assist the agency
in identifying and removing obstacles to recruiting and retaining
women.
For additional information on these services, contact the National
Center for Women & Policing at 703-522-2214 or by email at: womencops@feminist.org.
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