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Playing A Pivotal Role In Our Profession!

The extent of minority participation in American policing historically has been closely associated with the presence or absence of African American political power. Even today, African Americans, as well as Hispanics and other peoples of color, have served in significant numbers as members and chief executives of law enforcement agencies only in cities where the appointing authorities were themselves of color, or where significant and even overwhelming minority political power-bases exist.

We must continue to stand as the Guardians of our communities - ever-ready to espouse their causes, providing them protection from both the inner and outer turmoils that attempt to bring them to their knees. We must constantly strive to both increase and enhance our numbers in a profession that can only be improved by our continued presence and participation. And we must strongly fight to continue the journey of those who have come before us, that their beginnings will continue to have meaning to those who will, and must, surely come after us.

In the words of former Chief Edward J. Allen of Santa Ana, California, once poet laureate of the International Association of Chiefs of Police:

"All knowledge without action is stillborn; To put ideals into practice without fear May make you, for a moment, a thing of scorn - God soon will strike your hour - persevere!"

This is precisely what must be accomplished - the perseverance of both the minority community and law enforcement officers of color. From one must come the pool of talent which must inevitably feed the insatiable appetite of the law enforcement profession for qualified members who will serve the needs of it's diverse constituency. From the other, must come the personal strength and willingness to excel and succeed in their chosen profession, providing both role models and mentors for those who would follow in their footsteps.