International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies Civil Rights Compliance - Boston, Massachusetts, Reel 9 and 10

• NCJ Number: 83631
• Author(s): Anonymous
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 0 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; International Assoc of Official Human Rights Agencies
• Publication Format: Film
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. 2 videotapes, total running time 1 hour 15 minutes, color, 1 inch - For the entire series on workshops held by the Association in 1975 in Boston, Seattle, and Newark, see NCJ-83625-83646.

Annotation

A hypothetical police agency's personnel practices are scrutinized for their compliance with equal employment opportunity plan (EEOP) guidelines.

Abstract

The police agency must conform the EEOP guidelines in order to continue to receive LEAA funding. One group of participants employs statistics to analyze the police agency's recruiting and hiring practices and offer suggestions for improving these practices. Another examines agency personnel standards and procedures, including the composition of the job selection panel, work requirements, relevancy of the required background investigation, and transfer procedures. Statistics are cited to point out unequal and discriminatory treatment of minorities and women. A third group analyzes agency promotional policies and disciplinary practices. Another group, playing the police management role, defends the department's policies. The exercise is designed to teach participants EEOP guidelines and to train them in presenting similar analyses in their own agencies. Thus, participants will be better able to deal with civil rights and equal employment opportunity compliance issues.