City of Ithaca
Chief of Police Search Process
Commitment to Diversity*
- well-known in the community where s/he is currently working as a model of appropriate behavior who tolerates no hint of discriminatory talk or action whether on the streets or in the locker room (43)
- ability to work with and guide police officers to work with diverse social, age, economic groups as well as community agencies representing those groups (49)
- willing to diversify the police department (51)
- a sense or record of fairness in dealing with people of different classes (52)
- someone who has a strong commitment and a proven record in affirmative action (53)
- sensitive to issues of diversity within the larger community, and specifically within the city of Ithaca; e.g., race, sexual preference, etc. (54)
- dedicated to positive racial interaction (55)
- training and sensitivity to diversity and community dynamics (56)
- experience with heterogeneous communities (i.e., rural, urban, race, class, sexual preference, etc.) (70)
* The number after each statement is the statement identification number and can be used to identify the location of the statement on the characteristics point map or the characteristics point-cluster map.