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How three Ontario police forces are working on diversity issues

Const. Theresa Allott of London Police, Sgt. Wren Dosant of Windsor Police and Andre Goh with Toronto Police discuss diversity and inclusion on the force.

The officers promote inclusion and diversity both on their respective forces and in the community

L-R: Sgt. Wren Dosant of the Windsor Police, Const. Theresa Allot with the London Police and Andre Goh with Toronto Police. All three are working in roles that focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in the respective forces, and in how those forces relate to the communities they serve. (Left: Sgt. Wren Dosant/ Twitter; Middle: London Police ON./ Twitter; Right: Andre Goh/ LinkedIn)

For a number of police officers in this province, being on the job means making the community feel not just safe, but included as well.

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

Here at home, the Waterloo Regional Police recently assigned a new diversity and equity officer this winter.

That officer joins the ranks of others, both officers and civilians, already at work on issues about diversity in policing across 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: