San Diego mayor, police chief announce expo to recruit more women into police force
San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit speaks at a press conference about an upcoming hiring expo aimed at helping the department recruit more women into the force.
(Brittany Cruz-Fejeran/The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Women currently make up less than 17 percent of the Police Department but half of San Diego’s population
KEARNY MESA
City of San Diego leaders on Monday, Aug. 2, announced efforts aimed at recruiting more women to the police department, which, despite recently sending some of its most diverse classes to the police academy, still lags in hiring women.
KEARNY MESA
City of San Diego leaders on Monday announced efforts aimed at recruiting more women to the police department, which, despite recently sending some of its most diverse classes to the police academy, still lags in hiring women.
At San Diego Police Plaza, Police Chief David Nisleit announced that a hiring expo designed to recruit more women to work for the San Diego Police Department will be held Aug. 21 from 8 a.m. to noon.
The department’s two most recent police academy classes were the most diverse in its history, with people of color representing two-thirds of the recruits. The department still struggles to bring women and Asian Americans to the academy.