AGE DISCRIMINATION: WEATHERING THE STORM Wayne L. Davis, Ph.D. Christopher Allen, MPA Preface This book may prove valuable to anyone who is interested in joining the Indiana State Police but who is currently over the department’s maximum age limit for initial hire or rehire. This book contains information that may prove valuable to anyone who may decide to challenge the department’s age-hiring policy in court. Authors Wayne L. Davis, Ph.D. Wayne L. Davis holds the following degrees: a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, a Master of Science in Business Administration from Madonna University, and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Capella University. Dr. Davis has graduated from city, state, and federal law enforcement academies and has over 20 years of law enforcement experience with city, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Dr. Davis was a field training officer with the Indiana State Police. In addition, Dr. Davis has received the U.S. Customs & Border Protection Scholastic Award and the U.S. Customs …show more content…
For example, it was a good defense strategy for the Indiana State Police to drag out the Davis case for almost 5 years, fighting to keep a jury from hearing the case. Individuals with limited financial resources may be forced to drop their cases against the department due to the high cost of legal fees (or the defendants may die or move away and lose interest). It would have been much faster and cost effective to let the Davis case go to a jury trial. However, the Indiana State Police did not want the case to go to trial because they knew the truth would come out. In other words, the only way the Indiana State Police could have won the case was to not let a jury hear the case. If the department had lost the case, there might have been a significant cost to the department to restructure its pension