NCJ Number
128438
Journal
Police Journal Volume: 64 Issue: 1 Dated: (January/March 1991) Pages: 71-76
Date Published
1991
Length
6 pages
Annotation
The role of affirmative action is examined in increasing the number of Hispanics on the police force in the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the Cook County (Illinois) Sheriff's Office (CCSO).
Abstract
There are 645 male Hispanic police and 185 female Hispanic police in the CPD. Most Hispanics are in the patrol division: 540 males and 135 females. Female Hispanics are almost invisible in the CPD. On average, around 1 to 2 percent of the police hired annually are female Hispanics. Around 36 percent of the CCSO is minority. Hispanics fill only one percent of the CCSO top jobs. Hispanics are finding more jobs in law enforcement, but it is clear that Hispanics in the CCSO and CPD are not comparable to the number of Hispanics in Cook County. There are two major impediments to Hispanics securing more law enforcement positions: declining dollars for police and the high drop-out rate for Hispanic youth in Chicago area high schools. 5 figures and 7 references (Author abstract modified)