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FBI

Brian Camille Mark Peter. FBI. Problem. The organization culture at the FBI is a brotherhood of White male agents It is difficult to integrate women, Black, and Latino agents into the organization’s culture Complaints by these groups are not taken seriously. Description of Proble m.

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FBI

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  1. Brian Camille Mark Peter FBI

  2. Problem • The organization culture at the FBI is a brotherhood of White male agents • It is difficult to integrate women, Black, and Latino agents into the organization’s culture • Complaints by these groups are not taken seriously

  3. Description of Problem • 2000 person class action discrimination/sexual harassment suit by female agents • 311 person class action discrimination suit by Latino agents • Discrimination suit by Donald Rochon (Black agent)

  4. Organization’s Response • The FBI worked to conceal the discrimination complaints by denying that there is bias or discriminatory practices in hiring, promoting, disciplining, and work assignments • There was little information on the outcomes of these cases since the FBI usually settled to obtain privacy/security

  5. Organization’s Response cont. • The FBI also decided to increase their targeting toward female and minority agents • There is not a mentoring system in place to integrate these new hires into the existing company culture so it is difficult to change the problem

  6. Patterns throughout the Cases • Retaliation against agents who complained about discrimination or sexual harassment • Disciplinary privilege toward White agents • Unfair work assignments/transfers based on privilege

  7. Current State of the Problem • The No FEAR Act (January 8, 2009) • Antidiscrimination Laws: “A Federal Agency cannot discriminate against an employee or applicant with respect to the terms, conditions or privileges of employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, parental status, or sexual orientation (Office of the Director of National Intelligence)

  8. Current State of the Problem cont. • The No FEAR Act (January 8, 2009) • Whistleblower Protection Laws: It is the policy of the federal government to enable employees to disclose evidence of fraud, abuse, mismanagement, or illegal activities without fear of reprisal (Office of the Director of National Intelligence)

  9. Relation to the Course • Texeira “Who Protects and Serves Me?” • “Kanter (1977) suggested that ‘outsiders’ are treated differently from ‘insiders’ in organizations because of the demographic makeup and structure of the workplace…in the case of policing, the structure is defined as both male (Martin & Jurik 2001) and Eurocentric (Cashmore 1991; Crank 1998; Dulaney 1996)” (pg 526)

  10. Relation to the Course cont. • Texeira “Who Protects and Serves Me?” • “Sexual harassment has historically been one way to convey the ‘unwelcome’ message to women in policing (Appier 1997; Martin & Jurik 2001) and other criminal justice professions such as corrections (Owen 1988)” (pg 527)

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