Law enforcement agencies must develop innovative recruitment strategies to increase diversity within police forces. A diversity hiring policy could help address this issue. The policy would outline the need for increased diversity to better serve communities and consider civil rights issues. It would describe goals for the policy, including assembling a police force that reflects the diversity of the neighborhoods they serve. As the policy manager, the student would research best practices and justify the need for a diversity hiring policy to the police chief.

1. OVERVIEW Law Enforcement Agencies must be flexible and able to
OVERVIEWLaw Enforcement Agencies must be flexible and able to respond to societal
demands. Leaders for social change advocate for police departments that mirror their
constituents in terms of ethnicity, race, gender, and in other areas. This challenges leaders
to develop innovative methods of recruiting and hiring. The final project will consist of
three separate assignments that focus on identifying the need for a diversity hiring policy
within law enforcement agencies. Part I asks you to write a problem statement, justify the
need for the policy, and provide an overview to the policy components. Law Enforcement
Organizations face an increasing struggle with hiring police officers. Additionally, there is a
need to consider assembling a police force that resembles the communities that are being
served. An increased focus on civil liberties, the rise to prominence of advocacy groups such
as Black Lives Matter and police-involved shootings have all combined to create an urgency
for law enforcement agencies to be responsive to the need for diversity within the
force. INSTRUCTIONSAs the policy manager for your law enforcement organization, please
research the best practices related to diversity hiring and develop a department policy. This
research should include interviews with your local law enforcement leaders to determine
how they are addressing this issue. The Final Project: Part 1 – Policy Development
Assignment requires you to determine the need for the policy, establish the justification for
having such a policy, and presenting a statement of the problem as you would with any
proposal. Write as if you are trying to convince your chief of the need for having a diversity
hiring policy. You should also provide an overview of the policy components, a background
of the problem, and basic goals for the policy.  Final Project: Part 1 – Policy
Development Assignment should be 3-5 pages in length, not including title and reference
pages, written in APA format, include an introduction, and provide at least two peer-
reviewed references.ï‚· Acceptable sources for reference include Liberty University Library
Resources and police department web pages (for best practices). ï‚· You do not need an
abstract for this assignment.  For the Final Project: Part 1 – Policy Development
Assignment you need not include the results from any interviews with law enforcement
leaders.