NCJ Number
128343
Journal
Security Volume: 28 Issue: 2 Dated: (February 1991) Pages: 22-24,26
Date Published
1991
Length
4 pages
Annotation
Types of discrimination in the private security field are discussed as well as how minorities can overcome the discrimination.
Abstract
A survey was mailed to a demographically-balanced readership base reflecting the total security decision maker population. Nearly three of four minorities say that they have been discriminated against because of race or sex. White males cite smaller-scale reverse discrimination and comprise the majority of high-ranking security managers and security supervisors while a majority of low-pay security officers are non-white males and women. There is little room for growth for low-rank minorities, and training most often goes to whites instead of to blacks and Hispanics. To overcome the discrimination, minorities should make themselves marketable by getting as much education as possible as it is seen as the key to marketability and to higher-paying security jobs. The survey showed that regulation is an unpopular remedy to racial and sexual discrimination. Minorities who move ahead in security set frequent goals, question rejection, and continue their education. 3 diagrams