| Agenda
and Speaking Faculty |
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Day
One:
December 13,
2004
Recruiting for Diversity |
| 8:30 |
Registration
and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 |
Keynote:
Legal Aspects of Diversity Hiring Practices
The legal landscape of diversity hiring and retention is an ever-changing
area or human resources. Court decisions and federal mandates can
create a maze of pitfalls and requirements that can be difficult
to negotiate. This session will provide a civil rights perspective
designed to bring into focus the status of diversity hiring for
law enforcement agencies. |
| 10:00 |
Break
& Refreshments |
| 10:15 |
Recruiting
Diversity |
Framework
for Designing and Managing a Successful Diversity Recruitment Plan
and Selection Process
• Examine and improve current personality and assessment methods
• Explore the pros and cons of various tactics, such as structured
panel interviews and their addition into the application process
• Ensure your agency’s selection process promotes quality
and diverse applicants |
| 11:15 |
Recruiting
Women: An Assessment of Obstacles for Your Agency in Policy and
Procedure
• Collaborate on cutting-edge recruiting strategies for targeting
women in your community
• Overcome obstacles in policy and selection processes
• Identify effective retention and development procedures |
| 12:00 |
Networking
Luncheon |
| 1:15 |
Recruiting
African-Americans: The Role of Outreach in Recruitment
• Study recruitment methods including advertising campaigns,
career fairs and successful community initiatives
• Identify effective retention and development procedures
• Obtain the necessary tools to overcome obstacles in policy
and selection processes |
| 2:00 |
Break
& Refreshments |
| 2:15 |
Recruiting
Hispanics: Attracting Law Enforcement Officers from the Hispanic
Community
• Examine recruitment methods designed to make candidates
feel welcome within the law enforcement community
• Target outreach strategies that are minority-specific
• Implement strategies to combat pitfalls obstacles in hiring
policy and the selection processes |
| 3:00 |
Recruiting
Asians: Drawing Talented Candidates from the Asian Community
• Utilize different tactics to increase community awareness
during upcoming hiring phases
• Learn how to successful implementation of multi-language
recruitment drive
• Establish best approaches to penetrate and communicate with
minority dense populations |
| 4:15 |
Adjourn
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Day
Two: December 14, 2004
Acquiring Tools for Success |
| 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 |
Selection
and Retention of Diverse Law Enforcement Personnel in the Paradigm
of Community Policing
Community Oriented Policing affects everything from daily services
to human resources and recruiting. Diversity management under a
community policing framework brings to the table new challenges
that your agency could face every day. This presentation will enable
you to:
• Select quality personnel for community policing
• Identify managerial challenges of retaining personnel
• Measure performance of individuals and the agency as a whole
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| 10:00 |
Break
& Refreshments |
| 10:15 |
Recruiting
Veterans: Drawing Qualified Personnel from Military Service
• Market your agency to military recruits with positive comparisons
• Create and maintain contact with prospective recruits while
they are still in service
• Benefit from the training and discipline provided by military
service
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| 11:15 |
Using
the Internet to Recruit Law Enforcement Personnel
• Learn how to conduct a successful online recruitment advertising
campaign and identify what makes an employee website effective
• Ensure comprehensive online coverage to a diverse applicant
pool
• Justify online vs. offline expenditures |
| 12:15 |
Networking
Luncheon |
| 1:00 |
Application
Workshop: Identifying and Obtaining Grants for Recruitment
This
workshop will provide you with an update on grants funding trends
at the federal level for recruiting law enforcement personnel,
as well as tools and strategies to identify and obtain grants
to fund your human resources needs..... |
| 4:00 |
Adjourn
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