Interaction of Race and Gender on Rookie Evaluations of Their Field Training Officers (FTOs)

摘要

Police agencies began accepting minorities and women for sworn positions largely following the Equal Opportunity Act of 1972. However, after nearly three decades, minorities, women, and minority women have failed to achieve employment parity. This study expands upon Doerner and Patterson's (1992) work in which they found significant gender differences in recruit evaluations of their Field Training Officer (FTO). The current research examines 198 FTO evaluations completed by 92 rookie officers during a pre-service field training program. Analysis of both recruit and FTO race and gender present no significant differences in evaluation scores. These findings suggest a progression in equality from the recruit perspective a decade after the original study.