End use of race in hiring, police told
Judge says force has met minority goals
By
Shelley Murphy and Heather Allen
Globe Staff And Globe Correspondent
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November 24, 2004
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A federal judge ordered the Boston Police Department yesterday to abandon a court-ordered affirmative-action hiring policy that it has followed for 30 years, ruling that the department has enough minority members in its ranks and can no longer use race as a basis for hiring. (Full article: 883 words)
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