How three Ontario police forces are working on diversity issues

Fora number of police officersin this province, being on the job meansmaking the community feelnot justsafe, but included as well.

All acrosssouthern Ontario, police forces are assigning or hiring people to fill diversity and equity roles, to improve police relations with the communities they serveand to focus on diversity and equity in the police forces too.

Here at home, theWaterloo Regional Police recently assigned a new diversity and equity officerthis winter.

That officer joins the ranks of others, both officers and civilians,already at work on issues about diversity in policingacross Southern Ontario.

Const. Theresa Allott of the London Police Service, Sgt. Wren Dosant of the Windsor Police Service and Andre Goh with the Toronto Police discussed diversity and inclusion with Craig Norris, host of CBC K-W's The Morning Edition.

Listen to their conversation: