Police career toughest sell in own community, black recruiter says

Part of the reason marginalized people might not want careers in policing is the scrutiny they'd face from members of their own communities, Miller says — something with which he has personal experience.

"I can think in my mind of more clear instances where I've been treated poorly by my own race because of the profession I've chosen, which may be another factor of why some people don't want this career from certain communities," he says.

"I dare say that I'm actually treated more negatively by people of my own community, at times, than I am by any other race. I've been called a sellout, I've been called whitewashed, I've been called all sorts of names. You do get your typical racist slurs which some people say in the heat of the moment or they're intoxicated; they don't like authority. So it's not so much me or race that they're saying that to, but maybe the uniform or the organization or what I represent."