The Challenges of Recruiting People of Color into Law Enforcement

The percentage of Blacks and Latino/as in Law Enforcement has long lagged behind their percentage of the national population. In addition, as Delores Jones-Brown, professor of criminal justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice notes, “Many of the police personnel who are of color are likely not at a command-staff level...And that means they’re not being able to make many decisions about what kinds of policies and practices will be in place.”