Thread: NYPD Working to Improve Its Diversity

One-fifth of NYPD officers hired since 2006 born outside of United States.

Jan 4, 2010 8:24 am US/Eastern

NYPD Working To Improve Its Diversity

Department Says It's Attracting Growing Number Of Officers Born Outside U.S.

The New York Police Department says it's attracting a growing number of officers who were born outside the United States.

The department has been working to improve its diversity. It began tracking officers' nationalities in July 2006.

Of the 5,593 hired since then, 1,042 were foreign-born.

They came to the U.S. from 88 countries.

The Dominican Republic leads with 263 officers. Other contenders: Haiti, 78; Jamaica, 59; Pakistan, 29; and Russia, 18.

Commissioner Raymond Kelly says understanding different languages and cultures makes it easier for officers to do their "complex and demanding" work.

The police academy's latest graduates speak 28 languages, including Bengali, Punjabi, Yoruba and Creole.

The NYPD, the United States' largest police force, was established in 1845.

http://wcbstv.com/cbs2crew/nypd.diversi ... 03513.html

This could be a good thing or a bad thing depending how they run it. They did this in the City of Miami and it is almost impossible for a white non hispanic to get a job. Just look at the jobs they advertise and what it says.

Here is one ad for the Miami Dade's State Attorney's office:
Now I find it interesting regarding language in this job. Is it because gang members are predominently of thosen backgrounds? If so ar they illegal and that is why they can't speak English. Don't forget gang members are most often teens and young adults.

http://miamisao.com/employment/otherstaff/positions.htm

PARALEGAL SPECIALIST III – Two (2) Positions Gang Prosecution Unit - (A.R.R.A. Funding)
Annual Salary: $35,015.16 Positions available for two (2) Paralegal Specialists III in the Gang Prosecution Unit, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding position. This position entails performing highly complex, sensitive, and confidential paralegal assignments with the highest degree of professional responsibility. Duties include analyzing and summarizing information on witness statements, statutes, memoranda. Duties also include assisting attorneys in the unit during trial proceedings; criminal investigations and case preparation. Prepare subpoenas duces tecums; cell site orders; pen registers; traps and traces; mobile tracking devices and exhibits for discovery. Examine legal instruments; such as witness affidavits; search warrants; both at the Federal and State level; and other documents to ensure completeness of information and conformance with pertinent laws, rules, regulations, precedents, or government requirements. Conduct Interviews of victims’ and witnesses and review the Florida Criminal Laws and Rules handbook to ensure proper charges are filed. May be required to schedule depositions, video conferencing and coordinate law enforcement agents for debriefings; depositions; etc. This is a grant funded position. The position is currently funded through August 31, 2011. Applicants must commit to remain in this position through the end of the grant period.

Successful candidate must be computer literate, detail oriented, work effectively under pressure and adaptable to change. Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision, manage multiple priorities and meet stringent deadlines. Candidate must be flexible with work schedule and able to work additional hours when required. The candidate must have experience in dealing with complicated gang related victim or witness issues and have a working knowledge of community resources available to assist with any problems that may arise. There may be situations, which require travel outside of the office. Preference may be given to candidates with felony division or specialized unit experience, who speak Spanish or Creole.



Additional requirements are:

Bachelor’s degree and one (1) year experience working as a paralegal, victim/witness counselor, case analyst or secretary, or
Associate’s degree and three (3) years experience working as a paralegal, victim/witness counselor, case analyst or secretary, or
Successful completion of a two (2) year paralegal program and three (3) years experience in paralegal work, or
Five (5) years equivalent combination of training and experience.


To apply for this position, please submit an updated resume and cover memo to Human Resources by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Please include the phone number where you can be reached and send a copy of your cover memo to your supervisor.


INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmation
Action Employer

The Postal Service is run the same way now. American citizens who only speak English are being pushed aside even when they score higher than other applicants who speak a second language. Affirmative Action was bad enough now this crap.