Beyond the Debate: Increasing Ethnic Minority Recruitment to the Police Service by Means of Access Courses.

Thomas, K. C.; Tolley, H.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Beyond the Debate: Increasing Ethnic Minority Recruitment to the Police Service by Means of Access Courses.

Thomas, K. C.; Tolley, H.

International Journal of Lifelong Education, v8 n3 p183-96 Jul-Sep 1989

The West Midlands (England) Police Force and the University of Nottingham collaborated on the development of a remedial course designed to assist ethnic minority applicants who failed the recruitment examination. Issues raised by formative evaluation of the course have implications for police-community relations and lifelong learning. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Job Applicants, Occupational Tests, Police Education, Recruitment, Remedial Instruction, Tutorial Programs

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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