Case Studies

County Police Chief Resigns, Lawsuit Claims Racial Slurs Used

Ahead of a no-confidence vote and with new allegations made in a racial discrimination lawsuit, the county police chief resigned Thursday. https://patch.com/maryland/bowie/county-police-chief-resigns-lawsuit-claims-racial-slurs-used?utm_source=shared-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share

LAPD Assistant Chief Abruptly Retires After Sexual Misconduct Claims Surface

A high-ranking member of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was allegedly caught having sex with a female subordinate after being tailed by his own undercover officers. According to the Los Angeles Times, Assistant Chief Jorge Villegas immediately retired after the surveillance team leveled allegations that their superior was in...

LAPD officer wins more than $1 million in disability discrimination lawsuit

Accountability must be authentic and immediate if organizational leaders want to influence positive change. As Mayor Garcetti said, “The time is now.” Indeed, it is the right time now to take executive action to prevent toxic circles that directly and indirectly lead to incidents of internal and external discrimination/racism. However,...