What important factor has allowed more women and minority police officers to enter the higher ranks?

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a. Incorrect. Affirmative action programs may have led to more female officers being hired but it has not allowed women and minority police officers to skip ahead of their white male counterparts.
b. Incorrect. Women and minority officer are not better police officers. Females, minorities, and male officers can all perform the job equally well.
c. Correct. This increase in numbers, together with the passage of time, has allowed minorities to acquire the needed time in rank, which has resulted in a larger pool of competent minority candidates for higher-ranking positions.
d. Incorrect. Although there are few women and minority police officers they are not promoted to hire ranks to serve as mentors. Time and increasing numbers have allowed minorities to acquire the time that is needed to move to higher ranks and the pool of competent minority candidates has become larger.

What Important Factor Has Allowed More Women and Minority Police