PROJECT LEMMP (LAW ENFORCEMENT MINORITY MANPOWER PROJECT) - FINAL REPORT, JUNE 1973 - MAY 1974

• NCJ Number: 38382
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 95 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-TA-99-0007; 74-TA-99-0008
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Urban League, Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FINAL REPORT ON A PROJECT TO STIMULATE THE HIRING OF MINORITY EMPLOYEES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN SACRAMENTO (CA), LITTLE ROCK (AK), AND SPRINGFIELD (MA).

Abstract

THE PROJECT INVOLVED SCREENING A FILM ON THE LEMMP PROJECT TO INTERESTED AGENCIES AND PREPARING CANDIDATES TO TAKE THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION THROUGH TUTORING. REPORTS FROM THE THREE CITIES INDICATE THAT 3,665 MINORITY MEN AND WOMEN WERE SUCCESSFULLY INTERVIEWED. OF THESE, 87 WERE PLACED WITH POLICE DEPARTMENTS, 141 WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATED AGENCIES, AND 119 WITH UNRELATED AGENCIES.