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What’s the importance of having black and Latino officers on the Boston Police Department?

  • Black and Latino officers can add cultural sensitivity to the Police Department (38%, 12 Votes)
  • Black and Latino officers can relate to people of the community (28%, 9 Votes)
  • People can relate to police officers of the same background (13%, 4 Votes)
  • Young people need to have officers that look like them (13%, 4 Votes)
  • People are more willing to cooperate with officer of their own race (9%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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