Improving police department diversity

More conversations are starting to happen within police departments about improving diversity in the hiring process.

New analysis from the Washington Post shows many major police forces are less diverse than the communities they protect.

IMPROVING DIVERSITY IN THEHIRING PROCESS.A NEW ANALYSIS FROM THEWASHINGTON POST SHOWS - MANYMAJOR POLICE FORCES ARE STILLLESS DIVERSE THAN THECOMMUNITIES THEY SERVEUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CRIMINALJUSTICE PROFESSOR-- MARIAVELEZ-- SAYS - WHEN CITIES HAVEMORE MINORITIES ON THEIR POLICEFORCE--THAT SIGNALSACCOUNTABILITY ANDRECEPTIVENESS AND THEN FILTERSDOWN TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVELWHERE IT STARTS TO CREATE ASENSE OF TRUST.21SEC "AT THE END OF THE DAYTHIS IS GOOD FOR BOTH THECOMMUNITIES AND THE POLICERIGHT BECAUSE THE POLICE NEEDTO BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK THATTHEY NEED TO DO TO HELP WITHTHINGS RELATED TO CRIME ANDTHEN BUT THEY CAN ONLY DO THATIF THE COMMUNITY TRUSTS THEM.AND IS WILLING TO ENGAGE WITHTHEM AND WORK WITH THEMVELEZ STRESSES HAVING MOREBLACK AND LATINO OFFICERS IS ASTEP IN THERIGHT DIRECTION -- BUTDEPARTMENTS ALSO HAVE TO MAKESURE THERE IS INSTITUTIONALCHANGE....WHERE POLICE ARE HELDACCOUNTABLE FROM OUTSIDE THEDEPARTMENT.METRO IS UPDATING ITS USE OF