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new at six. the providence police department is getting more diverse. today they showed

off their newest recruits... which make-up the most diverse police

academy they've ever had. eyewitness news reporter steph machado explains how they recruited these men and women. providence police made it their goal to

recruit more people of color and women to apply to work for the department that currently is made up of majority white men. these 60 recruits beat out the competiton to train to be providence

police officers. they are women, men....white, asian, black and hispanic.... mayor jorge elorza/d- providence: 70% of this academy will be minorities and women. that is a tremendous accomplishment.

it's the most diverse recruit class in the history of the department... which is currently made up of three- quarters white officer and one- quarter minorites...

police recognized that needed to change....col hugh clements explained how they did it. col hugh clements:. we've struggled, law enforcement in general in those specific demographics....we've used

the community in every way possible. to reach out to the community in midnight basketball, rec centers, hair salons... the naacp's jim vincent praised the efforts. jim vincent/providence naacp: diversity matters. i

don't think anybody's going to dispute that a police department is better off when it reflects the diversity of the community. i think we all accept that. so let it be said that providence is a model for diversity in terms of police recruitment.

the new class will

car hire providence,graduate from the police academy in august. steph machado,