Police, Fire, Private-Sector Organizations and Colleges/Universities Interviews

Greg Ridgeway, Ph.D.

1776 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138

310.393.0411 x7734
gregr@rand.org

NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIVISION
RAND Update of 1993 Study
Sexual Orientation and U.S. Military Personnel Policy
The RAND project team seeks to interview the following types of agency leadership
and staff:
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Agency leadership at the commissioner or chief level
Unit leadership at the lieutenant or captain level, including individuals
responsible for units in which openly gay sworn staff serve (if possible)
Unit leadership at the sergeant level, including individuals who supervise
openly gay sworn staff (if possible)
Staff responsible for developing and/or implementing policies related to
equal employment opportunity (EEO), sexual harassment, and diversity (e.g.,
human resources or legal personnel)
Staff responsible for conducting training related to related to equal
employment opportunity (EEO), sexual harassment, and diversity (e.g.,
human resources personnel, training representative)
Staff responsible for recruiting new sworn staff (e.g., recruiting
representative)
A union representative

Topics the project team may cover during the interviews, with representative
questions, include the following:
RAND RESEARCH AREAS
THE ARTS
CHILD POLICY
CIVIL JUSTICE
EDUCATION
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
NATIONAL SECURITY
POPULATION AND AGING
PUBLIC SAFETY

Current policies and programs related to the integration of homosexual
employees
• Does your agency expressly address sexual orientation in its nondiscrimination policy or in sexual harassment training?
• What measures does your agency take to ensure that new employees and
newly promoted leaders are aware of these policies and programs?

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TERRORISM AND
HOMELAND SECURITY
TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
WORKFORCE AND WORKPLACE

OFFICES
SANTA MONICA, CA
WASHINGTON, DC

Agency history with respect to homosexual employees
• At any point in your agency’s history, were there any policies that ban
homosexuals from working in specific positions or on specific tasks?
• Are there any pivotal events or decisions related to homosexuality that are
part of your agency’s history and contributed to today’s work environment?

PITTSBURGH, PA
BOSTON, MA
NEW ORLEANS, LA
JACKSON, MS

DOHA, QATAR

CAMBRIDGE, UK
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

www.rand.org

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS. EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS.

Greg Ridgeway, Ph.D.

1776 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138

310.393.0411 x7734
gregr@rand.org

NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIVISION
Support for or opposition to homosexual employees at your agency
• What are the attitudes at your agency regarding its homosexual employees?
• What support or opposition has your agency encountered from external
stakeholders (e.g., local residents, affinity or advocacy groups) related to its
employment of homosexuals?
Effects of homosexual employees at your agency
• What changes in recruiting, such as in the number of recruits, or changes in
the types of people interested in working at your agency, has your agency
observed that appear to be related to its employment of homosexuals?
• Over time, has your agency gained or lost employees as a consequence of
its employment of homosexuals?
Please note that, depending on the interviewee’s position and expertise, not all
topics may be covered in equal depth; interviewees are not expected to be have a
deep level of knowledge on every topic. The list of topics depicts what we seek to
learn as a result of all its interviews with agency leadership and staff.
In addition, the RAND project team requests copies of the following types of
agency documents, to the extent they are readily available and releasable to
the public:
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RAND RESEARCH AREAS

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THE ARTS
CHILD POLICY
CIVIL JUSTICE

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EDUCATION
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
NATIONAL SECURITY
POPULATION AND AGING

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(If applicable) The agency’s non-discrimination policy that included sexual
orientation, any policy updates, and related directives or instructions
Training materials (e.g., sensitivity training class slides, pamphlets for
employees) related to diversity, discrimination, and/or sexual harassment
Guidelines for handling complaints related to sexual harassment or
discrimination based on sexual orientation
(If applicable) Literature describing the benefits available to same sex
partners (e.g., health insurance)

PUBLIC SAFETY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TERRORISM AND
HOMELAND SECURITY

For questions related to the RAND project team’s visit, please contact Dr. Greg
Ridgeway at 310.393.0411 x7734 or gregr@rand.org.

TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
WORKFORCE AND WORKPLACE

OFFICES
SANTA MONICA, CA
WASHINGTON, DC
PITTSBURGH, PA
BOSTON, MA
NEW ORLEANS, LA
JACKSON, MS

DOHA, QATAR

CAMBRIDGE, UK
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

www.rand.org

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS. EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS.