http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-tough-time-hiring-black-cops-bill-bratton-article-1.2252202
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton says it's hard to hire black cops because too many have criminal histories
The city’s top cop went on to double down on his statement that many candidates of color were wiped out by criminal histories.
“That’s well known. It’s an unfortunate fact that in the male black population, a very significant percentage of them, more so than whites or other minority candidates, because of convictions, prison records, are never going to be hired by a police department. That’s a reality. That’s not a byproduct of stop-and-frisk,” Bratton said.
He added that within black communities, some “15 to 20% of black males have some type of criminal history and that’s an issue of great concern in the black community.”