During his Nov. 17 meeting with East End residents at Pentecostal Temple Church, acting Pittsburgh police Chief Cameron McLay said with respect to hiring more African-American applicants said the only leverage he has is in recruiting.
“Before I arrived here the process was changed and is blind to race and gender,” he said.
What McLay was referring to was the elimination of part of the hiring process called the “rule of three,” which could be used to make sure favored recruit candidates made the cut—and others, possibly minorities or women—did not.
An active duty officer, who asked not to be identified, explained that the rule was applied when the committee comprised of police bureau command staff, Office of Municipal Investigations staff and Civil Service staff reviewed applicants’ files.
It is the last phase of the evaluation process prior to the psychiatric and physical stress testing required before being approved for the police academy.
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