The case of Austin Police Department, claims of racist, aggressive culture and sexist culture that the cadet academy has grappled with for some time now. A statement made by the City Manager, Spenser Cronk, "Racist language, slurs, intolerance, and derogatory behaviors­ implicit or explicit-are completely unacceptable in our organization and it is my expectation that every person is treated with dignity and respect" demonstrates how the problem has engraved the Austin Police Department. (Neely, 2020, May 04). As the City’s Manager, Cronk suspended the cadet class on the grounds of racism in the police department. The decision was met after eight complaints were leveled against the dominant group; the white officers in the department. An investigation was launched on the department to review bigotry and the materials used in the cadet training course (KUT, n.d.).

The investigation followed after a formal allegation indicating that the former assistant chief of police used racist terms to refer to the black people and was an employee of the alleged department. At the onset of these allegations, the white counterparts came out strong in retaliation against the black community for going public about the racist allegations (Perez, 2020, January 15). The status quo in the department requires dire attention to the cultural issues affecting the department (Barajas, 2020, April 22). The public called out for the police chief to be fired. The law states that a police chief can only be demoted and not fired, and the only person who can do that is the Cronk, the City Manager (Audrey McGlinchy, 2020, June 18). Cronk announced his decision regarding the issue. According to Autullo (2020, June 18), "The memo says Cronk will propose a budget for next year that shifts several functions that have traditionally been handled by the Police Department to other departments." Reports for 2018 from the Austin Police Department on police car pulled over shows that 15% constituted black people and their white counterparts had a zero probability of being pulled over (Devenyns, 2020, February 05).

The disparities in the motor vehicle stops have increased tremendously over the years. The department was not ready to make comments on the reports and needed much time to assess the report (KVUE, 2020, February 29). The police department is grappling with racial profiling amid nationwide conversations about the same. The decision to audit the department was made in perspective to address the ever-emerging discrimination or potential bias in the department (Winkle & Cho, 2020, May 4). Over the past decade, various jurisdictions have popped up across the US to assess racial profiling. Racial disparities are measured by the biases and use of language concerning the minorities in the US (Hofer, 2020, February 19). Structural discrimination in the workplace is evident in the APD.

The City manager decided to stop the cadet classes at the onset of complaints against racial discrimination by the minorities at the department. Since the problems of discrimination in the APD, the City Manager has taken the situation with a lot of concern, and he is willing to work around the clock to end the menace. Discrimination at the workplace is structurally embodied from one department to another, and the dread can be triggered by the nature of leadership in the workplace. Senior police officers, especially the chief of police, should be an example to the junior officers fighting against discrimination at the workplace on the grounds of color, culture, transgender, sexual orientation, and disability. The workers need to work together in unison regardless of the socio-cultural disparities in day to day life. Racial discrimination and other forms of discrimination will be a thing of the past.

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• Winkle, K., & Cho, Y., (2020, May 4) Austin police academy postponed until July amid discrimination audit. In-Depth Investigative. Retrieved from https ://www.kxan.com/news/local/ austin/ austin-police-academy-postponed- until-j uly­amid-iscrimination-audit/