The percentage of women and minority officers in the nation’s policedepartments increased slowly in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but are stilldisproportionately low, according to a new Justice Department report. In1993, women were 8.8% of local police forces, compared to 7.6% in 1987. African Americans were 11.3% in 1993, up from 9.3% in 1987, and Hispanicofficers were 6.2% in 1993, up from 4.5% in 1987. The figures were collectedfrom a national sample of 3,000 police departments.
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