Globalization And Law Enforcement Case Study

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY

Introduction

According to Shusta et al., (2011), “Many law enforcement agencies have had difficulty finding qualified applicants; however, which has led to a recruitment crisis. This crisis, although influenced by economic circumstances, appears to be primarily the result of changing societal and demographic trends” (p. 82). As the number of Asian immigrants doubled between the years of 1980-1998, increasing by six million people, U.S police departments across the nation struggles to recruit Asian-American officers to reflect the growing Asian population in the country (United States Commission on Civil Rights, 2010). Similarly, Cox et al., (2013) indicate that the “highest concentration of Asian Americans

7). In light of globalization, Melekian (2012) indicate that it has caused an “economic crisis and emerging demands on law enforcement agencies” (p.3). The concepts of globalization have impacted small, medium and large law enforcement organizations in the United States. Globalization has influenced the way criminal justice leaders think, make decisions, and lead their organization. Furthermore, globalization has impacted diversity within the United States (Hanser & Gomila, 2015). Globalization not only brought advantages to a workplace, but it also facilitated crime and immigration activities (legal and illegal). The term diversity has varied meanings, and “there are a multiplicity of perspectives from which one can approach the notion of diversity because they are all valid yet unique in many respects” (Hanser & Gomila, 2015, p. 2). Hanser and Gomila believed the term diversity is subject to diverse forms of meanings; therefore they prefer to use the term culture diversity. Hanser and Gomila (2015) referred culture diversity to a “concept whereby the history, beliefs, behaviors, language, traditions, and values of racial and/or ethnic groups are what make them distinct” (p.