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Scenario

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.

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.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Policing across cultures?”

Peri

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