According to her own words, Stacy Clarke never envisioned a career in police because she didn’t see herself — as a Black woman — represented within the rank and file.
When she did join the Toronto Police Service in 1998, it was a result of the force’s “valiant” effort to “recruit within our diverse communities,” she said, speaking about her career in the police podcast, 24 Shades of Blue. Still, after her hire, she continued to sense the organizational culture was not doing enough to add racial diversity to leadership ranks.
“I again was not seeing myself represented in those positions,” she said.
