BME officers split over positive discrimination

First national survey on recruitment and retention of BME officers reveals that they are evenly split over whether controversial measure should be used.

Date - 6th November 2014
By - Jasmin McDermott - Police Oracle

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Black and minority ethnic (BME) officers are evenly split over whether positive discrimination recruitment and promotion measures should be introduced in the Police Service. Two surveys by the College of Policing on the recruitment, retention and...

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