IOWA CITY — In December, the Iowa City Police Department did something virtually unheard of in this area. It hired three black police officers. How unusual is that? Of the nine law enforcement agencies that provide service to Linn and Johnson counties — eight municipal or county departments and the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety — six of them have fewer black officers on their rosters than the three Iowa City hired.
Diversifying Most Corridor Law Enforcement Agencies Proves Elusive
Lee Hermiston, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Sat, 02/18/2017 - 2:55pm
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Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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