Monday, November 9, 2015

Police Chiefs, Looking to Diversify Forces, Face Structural Hurdles

By Matt Apuzzo and Sarah Cohen, The New York Times

INKSTER, Mich. — When William T. Riley III became the police chief of this small city west of Detroit this summer, he found a department that bore little resemblance to the city it served.

Nearly three-fourths of Inkster’s 25,000 residents are black. Its mayor and all six City Council members are, too. Yet in a newly released Justice Department survey, it was listed among the nation’s least representative police forces, with 21 white officers and five black officers.

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