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The Maryland State Police, for instance, is over 80% non-Hispanic white; that demographic group makes up only half the state s population. And although 30% of the Maryland population is non-Hispanic Black, only 12% of the state police force is Black. The U.S. Justice Department sued New York in 1977 for discriminating against minorities in promoting and hiring troopers, who patrol New York’s highways, and, in some parts of the state, respond to 911 calls and investigate crimes. At the time, just 13 of the agency’s 2,712 troopers were Black. A federal judge mandated that 40% of recruits entering the State Police training academy be Black or Hispanic, seeking to bring minority representation in line with the state s workforce. ....
NEW YORK An equal blend of black and white thread, the gray uniform worn by the New York State Police stands for the impartiality of justice. But this attire belies disparities within the agency, which for generations has failed to fill its ranks with troopers who reflect New York’s diverse population. The agency remains… ....
Of more than 4,700 troopers, only 4% are Black and 6% are Hispanic paltry proportions compared to the 16% and 19% of the state population those groups constitute. A half-dozen minority troopers told The Associated Press discrimination has flourished within the ranks, despite the agency having been ordered to diversify by a judge in the 1970s. One Black former State Police investigator, Michael Marin, recalled a white colleague admonishing him in 2008 to “take the cotton you’ve been picking out your ears.” “It was like I was still on the farm,” said Marin, who retired in 2019. “It didn’t seem extraordinary to me because that’s how that job was.” ....