Posted by
Billy on Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:55:36 AM
The Chicago Police Department is
seriously considering scrapping the police entrance exam, sources tell Fran Spielman.
Dropping the exam would bolster minority hiring and avert legal
battles, according to one source, while others confirm that the exam could be
scrapped to open the process to as many people as possible.
However, the lack of an exam would make Chicago the
lone major city without one, and experts contend that the exam is integral to eliminating unqualified applicants.
The CPD has tried in recent years to boost
minority hiring by offering the police exam online and turning to minority clergy to help in the recruitment effort.
(If I lived in Chicago I would be concerned. We are going nuts over making sure we are PC even when it comes to the safety of the public. Read more on this issue Chicago
police may ditch entrance exam to boost minority hiring. This idea is also putting down those who are part of a minority group saying they need extra help to get hired which is not the case at all.)
