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**Addressing Diversity in Law Enforcement: A Forum at Howard University**
 March 2018 | Volume 11 | Issue 3

Law enforcement executives and officers, experts in the  field, researchers and students from Howard University met on March 1, 2018 for a convening -   ‘Addressing Gender Diversity in Law Enforcement: A Forum to Discuss  Issues Related to Women and Law Enforcement’.   The event is one of several   conducted by Howard University researchers as part of their FY2015  Community Policing Development (CPD) award ‘Engaging College Students in 21st  Century Law Enforcement’.

The convening including a panel discussion on law  enforcement career options for women with Chief Vera Bumpers,  METRO Police Department;  SA LaVerne Hibbert DEA; Assistant Director  Stephanie Hampton, DPS; and Deputy Commissioner Tracie Keesee, NYPD, as well as  facilitated discussions on special topics with Chief Gina Hawkins of  Fayetteville PD; Lt Ozetta Posey, Metro DC PD; and Maj. Sabrina Tapp-Harper, Baltimore  City Sheriff’s Office.

The input from convenings and research conducted by Howard  University will be complied in a report on law enforcement recruitment and  hiring, with special focus on diversity to strengthen agency engagement and  skills.

          For more information about CPD grant projects, please visit  COPS Grants & Funding.

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