 Chicago is a city of diversity. Within the city are people of faith, people of tradition. Faith is practice, traditions and culture celebrated. In Chicago, diversity is embraced. The Chicago Police Department is an organization of diversity. Committed to serving all of Chicago's communities. That commitment is reflected at each diversity forum. A chance for the department, a chance for Chicago's community to strengthen ties and build powerful partnerships. From the forum emerged the idea of developing a series of diversity videos. Brief, informative videos designed to give Chicago police officers a glimpse into the many religions and cultures they serve. These videos examine a variety of faiths. The traditions of Islam. There are Muslims of every stripe, of every color and nationality. The beliefs of Hinduism. But ultimately every Hindu believes there is only one God, one creator. And some choose to consider this creator a feminine gender or some consider this a masculine gender. The origins of the Sikh religion. Consider me like somebody in your neighborhood, next door neighbor, and want a colleague at work, another person at school, sitting next to your class. The only difference is I look a little different because I have a beard and I have a turban. The foundations of Buddhist beliefs. There are American, European Buddhists. There are Buddhists who are Catholic. There are Jews who are Buddhist. The practices of Judaism. They are very rarely in our history, regarded the police, the local police as our friends. But this is a blessed exception. And the history of Eastern Orthodox. We have to realize that Orthodox is not really a faith or a religion, it's a way of life. Chicago is a city of many cultures, reflecting many nationalities. This video series explores the people of Eastern Asia. There is a strong value of family connection and family support system. There is also a strong emphasis on education. The customs of Southern Asia. South Asian women are not very comfortable shaking hands with men. Bodily involvement, bodily touch isn't something that they are very comfortable with. The history of Mexican immigrants. Many times in our community it's the issues of language, the issues of culture that are two major barriers. The people of Cuba and Puerto Rico. It's very important to understand that, for example, Puerto Ricans, all Puerto Ricans are American citizens. The culture of Central America. And they take a lot of pride in being Guatemalan or Undurian or Salvadorian. They take a lot of pride in that. That's all they have sometimes. They may not have wealth, but they have that pride. The video even explores the culture of Chicago's transgender population. Transgendered people are just a statistical percentage of all walks of life. Myself, I'm an attorney. In Chicago, diversity is embraced. Tolerance and respect are instilled. And for a community like the CID community, which is very small and has very seldom had a voice, all of a sudden it was good to know that people wanted to hear what we had to say. And in turn, we were able to understand the limitations of the police department. Sometimes when you don't know who you're dealing with, there's a tendency to be hesitant or rigid. And people who don't know other people may be afraid of them. So I think a better understanding and an education of who we are, in fact, has helped the police department. The training video that you will see is just an illustrative example of how such community partnering can yield tremendous positive results. In Chicago, diversity is embraced. A safer city is the goal. You learn so much about other cultures, like Muslims and Sikhs. You realize it gives you a better understanding of them, so you don't offend them in any way. And you're still able to do your job as a law enforcement officer. Working together, increasing this dialogue, maintaining this relationship can help us build a safer Chicago. In Chicago, diversity is our strength. Working together, we're attacking gangs, guns and drugs. Crime rates continue to fall. Neighborhoods are safer. Chicago is becoming America's safest big city. Working together, we follow a simple motto, serve and protect. We serve all regardless of race, be it protect or regardless of creed or culture. We protect you, we protect your rights. That means no racial profiling, not in this department, not in this city.