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IOWA - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COORDINATOR - PRELIMINARY EVALUATION

NCJ Number
45715
Author(s)
M COHAN
Date Published
1976
Length
3 pages
Annotation
THE PERFORMANCE OF A FULL-TIME COORDINATOR HIRED TO PROMOTE FEMALE AND MINORITY RECRUITMENT, TO DEVELOP HIRING PROCEDURES, AND TO OVERSEE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IS EVALUATED.
Abstract
THE GOAL OF THE COORDINATOR POSITION IS TO ENABLE THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO IMPLEMENT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS IN ITS HIGHWAY PATROL, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, VICE, NARCOTICS, AND RESEARCH AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS. THE COORDINATOR'S PERFORMANCE DURING HER FIRST YEAR WITH THE DEPARTMENT IS EVALUATED IN TERMS OF PROGRESS TOWARD 11 OBJECTIVES. THE COORDINATOR'S EFFORTS RESULTED IN INTERVIEWS WITH 13 WOMEN AND 30 MINORITY PERSONS. OF THOSE INTERVIEWED, 5 WOMEN AND 4 MINORITY PERSONS JOINED THE DEPARTMENT. THE COORDINATOR CONTACTED COLLEGE PLACEMENT OFFICES AND ATTENDED CAREER DAY SESSIONS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIES. THESE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES LED TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE COORDINATOR HAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. CONTINUATION OF THE GRANT SUPPORTING HER EMPLOYMENT IS RECOMMENDED. THE GUIDE USED IN AN EVALUATIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE COORDINATOR IS INCLUDED.

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