Many police departments, to include the CSPD, strive to employ
individuals from diverse backgrounds that are representative of the communities
they serve. Having a diverse work force allows departments to better relate to
and subsequently serve their communities. For the CSPD, the concept of
diversity is an important one that has multiple meanings which can be applied
to our sworn and civilian employees. This includes but isn’t limited to an
employee’s life experience, their nationality, their racial affiliation, and
their gender. Our employees bring differing degrees of life experience, some
coming to us as college students to others having served in one of the five
branches of our country’s military. The CSPD employs individuals from countries
such as South Africa, England, Australia, Tunisia, and Germany. Of our 713
sworn officers, approximately 18% of them associate themselves with a minority
group. Of that same number of officers, approximately 15% are female; to
include 14 who are currently attending the 26 week long Training Academy.
information from CSPD
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