What did the Police do to get a more balanced workforce?
The Police wanted to recruit a more balanced workforce. In August 2008, the Police committed to recruiting an additional 600 officers by December 2011. Ideally, these recruits needed to include younger people (aged 18 to 25), women, and people from the Māori, Pasifika, and Asian communities. The graph below shows what would have happened to the Police’s age profile by 2019 if no action was taken.