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Audience members included
some college students and many
people who are unemployed.
Many participants stuck around
after the more than two-hour
presentation to ask questions
about the rigorous six-month hir
ing process, which includes a
physical abilities test, back
ground check, comprehensive
multiple choice exam and de
scriptive writing exercise. If
hired, new employees undergo 21
weeks of training.
“I work at a TV station, KVAL,
and I’m always listening to the
calls that come in on the scanners.
I came here to get more informa
tion,” said sophomore Mike
Gilbert. He came to the meeting
even though he hasn’t turned 21
yet and therefore isn’t old enough
to apply, he added.
Nineteen-year-old Ashley Mid
dleton, a freshman who attends
Lane Community College, said he
wanted to see what college cours
es he needs to take, such as those
in criminal justice, so when he
does apply to the program, he’ll
be qualified.
Middleton criticized EPD,
however, saying it needs more
people of color on staff. Present
ly, people of color make up 14.8
percent of the staff, according to
statistics from Human Resource
and Risk Services.
“What sets us apart is the quali
ty of people we hire, the training
we give them and the support
they receive,” Flynn said. She
added that the minimal number
of staff members of color is an on
going issue, and the department
is interested in hiring more peo
ple of various ethnic backgrounds
if they are qualified.
“What sets us apart is the
quality of people we hire,
the training we give them
and the support they
receive.”
Kathy Flynn
EPD Sergeant
Gilbert said from what he has
observed, EPD has a good reputa
tion within the community, and
its officers respond quickly to
emergency calls and make edu
cated decisions.
Hicks said DPS is experiencing
“typical turnover” from people
resigning to take better jobs. He
said the department tends to hire
employees who are both students
and interested in “pursuing a
law-enforcement career.” He en
couraged to apply only those
who are interested in working a
minimum of 40 hours a week,
plus overtime, and who want to
have a positive impact on the
campus climate.
Flynn said job application pack
ets are available online at
w ww.ci.eugene. or. us/jobs/de
fault.htm, through Human Re
source and Risk Services at 777
Pearl St., Room 101, or by calling
the Employment Information Line
at 682-2676.
Capt. Steve Swenson, who runs
13 special teams through EPD
ranging from K-9 and SWAT teams
to crowd control, encouraged
those who don’t make the first cut
in the pool of applicants to contin
ue applying to the academy.
“You are the future of this de
partment, and I only want the
best,” Swenson said when he ad
dressed the group.
E-mail features reporter Lisa Toth
at lisatoth@dailyemerald.com. - • .
EPD ethnicity and
gender statistics:
183 sworn officers:
85.8 percent mate
14.2 percent female
14.8 percent of color (males
and females combined)
22 males of color
5 females of color
128 non-sworn personnel:
21.1 percent male
78.9 percent female
10.9 percent of color (males
and females combined)
SOURCE; Human Resource and Risk Services
Eugene ethnicity and
gender statistics:
137,893 total population
49 percent male
51 percent female
11.9 percent of color (males
and females combined)
SOURCE: 2000 Census
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