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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFerguson Police Tolerate Sexual Harassment of Female Officers: Justice Department
Ferguson Police Tolerate Sexual Harassment of Female Officers: Justice Department
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2015/03/ferguson_police_tolerate_sexual_harassment_of_female_officers_justice_department.php
Buried in footnote No. 61 of the Department of Justice's damning report on the Ferguson Police Department's widespread problems with racial bias, investigators say they also found evidence that the department tolerates sexual harassment of female officers by male officers.
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While the justice department's report focuses on racial bias and diversity in Ferguson, footnote No. 61 explains that it also found troubling patterns of gender bias at the police department. From the report:
"While not the focus of our investigation, the information we reviewed indicated that Ferguson's efforts to retain qualified female and black officers may be compromised by the same biases we saw more broadly in the department. In particular, while the focus of our investigation did not permit us to reach a conclusive finding, we found evidence that (Ferguson Police Department) tolerates sexual harassment by male officers, and has responded poorly to allegations of sexual harassment that have been made by female officers."
The report makes no effort to describe allegations of sexual harassment, but investigators say increasing gender diversity on the force could be "critical" to improving the department overall.
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Ferguson Police Tolerate Sexual Harassment of Female Officers: Justice Department (Original Post)
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Mar 2015
OP
Pretty discouraging that there is so little interest in this part of the story. n/t
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Mar 2015
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Faux pas
(14,681 posts)1. For some reason, that's
not surprising. Good ol' boys will be good ol' boys.
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(318 posts)3. Shameless self-kick. n/t
Exhibit A
(318 posts)4. Pretty discouraging that there is so little interest in this part of the story. n/t
Xyzse
(8,217 posts)6. I'm interested. Thank you for the post.
Just not sure what to say at the moment really.
Sorry about that.
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(318 posts)7. Don't be sorry. :) n/t
Spazito
(50,363 posts)5. This doesn't surprise me at all...
racism and misogyny can often be found hand in hand. It is the abhorrent 'lesser than' culture found in far too many places, imo.