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1 Statement of the United States Commission on Civil Rights concerning the Detroit Police Department's Racial Promotion Quota 1 (1984)

handle is hein.civil/uscdcm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1121 Vermont Avenue. NW. Washington, D.C. 20425 STATEMENT OF THE U. S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS CONCERNING THE DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RACIAL PROMOTION QUOTA The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights commends the City of Detroit for its desire to eradicate racial discrimination in its Police Depart- ment's employment practices and to increase the number of blacks in its police force. However, the Commission deplores the City's use of a racial quota in its promotion of sergeants to lieutenants as one of the methods for achieving its laudable objectives. The courts examining the validity of the promotion quota concluded that the Detroit Police Department (DPD) engaged in pervasive discrimi- nation against blacks from at least 1943 to the 1970s in all phases of its operations, including the hiring and promotion of employees, job assignments, and the treatment of black citizens. In July 1974, the City voluntarily adopted an affirmative action plan. One of the elements of the plan alters the method whereby sergeants are promoted to lieutenants. Prior to 1974, candidates for promotion who scored a minimum of 70 on a written test were ranked on a: single list. Each candidate was accorded a numerical rating based upon a number of factors, including their score on the written examination, length of service, performance or service ratings determined by supervisors, degree of college education or credits, veterans' points, and an oral interview. Promotions were given to the highest ranking candidates on the list in numerical order until all available positions were filled.

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