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How tokenism shapes police diversity initiatives

I'm one of three Black officers in a department of 200 and they always put us together for community events like we're a display.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The reduction of officers to symbols rather than individuals with diverse perspectives and capabilities.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Policing across cultures?”

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