Our police department's multicultural advisory committee includes community leaders who want us to hire more officers from their specific ethnic communities while others argue for general diversity and cultural training for existing officers. Every meeting becomes a competition for resources and attention instead of collaborative problem-solving about improving police-community relations across all our diverse neighborhoods.
More people experience this than they realize.
Community advisory structures break down when different cultural groups compete for influence rather than building coalition approaches to police reform.
“Where Are You with Policing across cultures?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
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