Promising Practices for Increasing Diversity Among First Responders Program Brief
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The brief focuses on several potentially promising practices identified under the First Responder Workforce Diversity Study that local agencies implement, and which can be implemented with little or no expense beyond agencies’ regular budgets. The practices fall into four major categories: cultivating a culture of diversity, redirecting resources toward a targeted approach, ensuring fairness and equality in the hiring process, and reaching a diverse pipeline through community partnerships. These practices often are used together, anchored by an overarching commitment to representing and serving the local community.
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Miller, A., Clery, S., Richardson, S., Topper, A., Cronen, S., Lilly, S., Hinkens, E., Yin, M. (2016). Coffey Consulting. Promising Practices for Increasing Diversity Among First Responders: Program Brief. Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor.
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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.