Affirmative Action, Merit and Police Recruitment
Alternative Law Journal, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 234-237, 2003
4 Pages Posted: 9 Feb 2010 Last revised: 7 Jun 2010
Date Written: 2003
Abstract
Affirmative action measures, particularly the use of quotas, are contentious because they are assumed to contravene the merit principle. This piece challenges the assumption with reference to a proposal by Victoria Police that 50% of all new recruits should be women. It argues that the normativity of the white male police officer has shaped the construction of the ‘best person’. The paper includes an overview of affirmative action law in Australia.
Keywords: affirmative action, merit, employment, police
JEL Classification: K31, J45
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