On this Canada Day, the New Westminster Police Department wanted to draw attention to how diversity plays a valuable part in keeping communities safe.

[Corporal Sanjay Kumar] My name is Corporal Sanjay Kumar, I'm with the New Westminster Police Department Major Crime Unit, and I'm here to talk about diversity.

[Sergeant Aman Gosal] Hi, my name is Sergeant Aman Gossal and I'm with the Crime Suppression Team at the New Westminster Police Department.

[Chief Constable Dave Jones] My name is Dave Jones, I'm the Chief Constable at the New Westminster Police Department. I've been the Chief for the last seven and a half years, and I've been with the New Westminster Police for just over 32 years.

[Corporal Sanjay Kumar] I think it all comes down to understanding, and being receptive to people. You have to understand that not everyone is the same. Everyone is made differently, everyone has different cultural beliefs, everyone is going to relate to the public differently, and the police. We need to be receptive to that.

[Sergeant Aman Gosal] When I first started policing 14 years ago there wasn't that many South Asian police officers in New West. I found that there is a South Asian community in New Westminster. I found myself explaining things to my coworkers on the way we do things. They would ask questions because they wouldn't understand. Why are they doing it this way? Why is it that they live this way? And because I grew up in that culture I am able to explain to them, and they were able to understand, which then helps them understand when they go into homes or situations where they are dealing with South Asian people. They were able to understand better.

[Chief Constable Dave Jones] We need to be a reflection of what our community is, and not just a reflection of what we think is important because we'll find ourselves stymied. We're here to deliver a service. In fact, the motto we use at the New Westminster Police Department is, "We're here for you," that is our sole purpose. We are here for the public. We are not here for any other purpose than to deliver what the public want, need, and are entitled to receive, a very competent, fair, and unbiased level of policing.

[Corporal Sanjay Kumar] Growing as a person doesn't stop when you start your career, or start policing. You continue to grow. So having that diverse group of people to work with enhances all of us, so even if you don't go to those files where you deal with a lot of diversity, having your colleagues that are diverse helps you understand that.

[Sergeant Aman Gosal] Having the second language, having someone who sees you as them, and like I said, I'm South Asian and if I am dealing with someone from the South Asian community I feel like they can open up to me more so they are able to communicate better and communicate the message that they're trying to send.

[Chief Constable Dave Jones] And diversity isn't always about different cultures, it's about different individuals. Diversity is beyond ethnicity, diversity is about everything from gender and language skills, and people of different backgrounds, and who come from different places, even within the country here. It's a very important part of it. Since we're a job where we're people dealing with people, we're not creating a product where you can measure productivity in terms of how many widgets we created today. Our role in dealing with the public is one on one and it's personal interaction. So we need an understanding of how diverse we are if you want to call it, and what motivates and drives other people, and understanding what their likes and dislikes are. A difference of opinion doesn't hurt us, in fact it enhances what our communities are like. That's what it's like to be in policing, and that is to have a greater understanding so we can do our job better for the people we are serving.

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