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From YouTube: From City Hall - Ward 7
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Ward 7 Councilwoman Nikki Nice talks about the history of the Oklahoma City Police Department and looks at efforts to recruit minority police officers.
A
And
welcome
to
City
Hall
Ward
7
I
am
Councilwoman
Nikki,
nice
and
today
joining
us.
We
have
Sargent
Chris
Brown
with
the
Oklahoma
City
Police
Department,
and
we're
talking
again
more
about
minority
recruitment,
diversity
and
engagement
with
the
Oklahoma
City
Police
Department
and
again
welcome.
Thank.
A
With
us,
and
let's
give
just
a
little
bit
of
history
of
Oklahoma
City
Police
Department
in
1889,
is
when
the
Oklahoma
City
Police
Department
began
with
Chief
Charles,
Colcord
and
four
patrolmen
in
right
now
we're
looking
at
how
much
it
has
grown
to
the
largest
largest
agency
in
the
state,
with
over
a
thousand
commissioned
officers
and
three
hundred
civilian
employees.
So
what
made
you
decide?
B
You
know
Nikki.
There
was
a
multitude
of
reasons
that
brought
me
to
this
particular
career.
I
have
the
same
I
would
I
would
call
them
vanilla
reasons
that
most
people
do
wanting
to
serve
wanting
to
protect
and
do
things
of
that
nature
there.
That's
that's
the
the
foundation
of
this,
but
ultimately,
one
of
the
other
things
that
brought
me
to
this
was
the
lack
of
diversity,
and
that
was
one
of
the
things
that
I
noticed
as
a
civilian
before
becoming
a
police
officer
was
the
limited
number
of
black
Hispanic,
Asian
and
female.
B
A
B
True,
my
background
comes
from
health
and
wellness
in
health,
and
wellness
is
a
bit
of
a
servants
position
you
just
just
serving
in
a
different
fashion,
a
different
form,
but
this
particular
genre.
This
area
here
really
spoke
loudly
to
me.
You
know
when
it
came
to
just
having
the
ability
to
educate
others
in
a
different
format,
as
opposed
to
losing
weight
and
getting
in
shape,
having
the
ability
to
educate
and
talk
about
what
we
can
do
to
progress
our
life.
A
B
A
Right
well
we're
looking
at
even
diversity,
we're
understanding.
We
go
back
to
the
1920s
I.
Think
a
lot
of
people
don't
realize
how
integrated
the
Oklahoma
City
Department
police
department
was
at
that
time
and
I
think
that
kind
of
set
precedents
for
different
different
departments
as
well
and
by
the
war
years.
We
had
black
detectives
that
were
included
in
the
ranks
and
even
moving
forward.
Most
recently,
you
know
when
go
to
the
1970s
72.
A
We
had
five
women
that
were
hired
becoming
the
first
woman
to
complete
training
and
carry
a
gun,
and
then
we
go
to
now
assistant
city
manager,
who
was
the
first
black
chief
of
police
and
Teaberry
from
98
to
2003
in
our
captain,
Butler
who's,
the
first
black
female
captain
in
2011.
You
know
we
still
have
a
lot
of
strides
when
it
comes
to
overcoming
some
of
those
those
diversity
diversity
within
the
Oklahoma
City
Police
Department.
We.
B
A
B
B
If
we
don't
see
it,
maybe
we
don't
see
it
as
something
that
we
can
strive
to
have
happen
so
the
more
times
that
we
see
police
officers
in
the
black
community
and
the
more
black
kids
see
white
police
officers,
black
police
officers
specifically,
then
they
may
think
that
maybe
that's
something
that
I
can
do.
I
can
do
that
too,
because
I
see
these
black
police
officers
there
and
then
I
strive
for
that.
Not
only
that
Nikki
does
it
gives
us
some
some.
Maybe
these
these
children,
some
inspiration
but
I-
think
it's
also
a
mending
piece.
B
You
know
we
see,
there's
tension
in
the
minority
community
with
police,
oftentimes
and
I
think
when
these
communities
are
able
to
see
these
officers
in
a
non
law
enforcement
capacity,
it
gives
them
the
ability
to
have
some
general
relationships
and
some
general
rapport,
that's
being
naturally
built
and
I.
Think
that's
beneficial,
such
as
the
Powell
in
the
fact
program
that
offer
that
type
of
bridge
between
the
community
in
the
police
department,
I.
A
B
Citizens,
police
academy,
I,
think,
is
really
one
of
those
programs
that
can
be
considered
the
foundation
of
our
department
when
it
comes
to
giving
citizens
an
opportunity
to
learn
more
and
see
more
of
what
police
officers
do.
It
gives
them
really
Nikki
an
inside
look
to
the
department.
It
gives
them
an
opportunity
to
see
different
units
come
out
and
talk
about
what
they
do,
how
they
do
it,
why
they
do
it.
It
gives
the
citizens
an
opportunity
to
go
out
to
the
pistol
range
and
the
department
puts
on
a
myriad
of
shows
for
them.
B
The
TAC
team
comes
out.
The
bomb
unit
comes
out
and
shows
different
things,
but
then
you
also
get
the
investigation
unit
comes
in
and
spend
some
time
with
these
citizens.
I
believe
this
is
a
12-week
program,
runs
12
weeks
generally
on
Tuesday
nights
from
about
6:00
to
9:00
once
a
week,
and
through
that
12
weeks,
these
citizens
again
have
an
opportunity
to
get
a
real
inside
look
to
the
department.
So.
A
And
we're
talking
about
community
policing.
Obviously
it's,
as
you
were
talking
before
it's
important
for
the
community
to
see
those
that
reflect
the
community
that
they
live
in
or
that
that's
being
served
from
the
officers.
So
it's
a
two-fold
in
that,
but
we're
also
at
the
North
Highland
safe
grant
program,
which
is
something
that
has
been
implemented
on
the
northeast
side
of
Oklahoma
City.
We've
had
one
area
already,
but
now
this
is.
This
is
new
for
North
Highland.
Yes,.
B
In
that
safe
grant
program
offers
the
ability
for
officers
that
come
in
work,
some
overtime
and
to
specifically
patrol
these
areas
that
commonly
have
a
high
call
volume
of
violent
crime.
The
thought
process
behind
the
safe
grant
program
is
to
by
increasing
the
number
of
officers
in
these
specific
areas.
The
thought
is
to
maybe
mitigate
some
of
the
violent
crimes
that
are
happening.
B
A
B
The
entire
process
in
itself
can
be
a
bit
arduous
and
reasonably
so
you're
about
to
give
someone
a
badge
and
a
gun
and
a
car
you
want
to
make
sure
the
vetting
process
is
done
thoroughly.
It
takes
anywhere
from
two
to
six
months
to
get
to
the
entire
process.
Step
number
one
is
turning
an
application.
You
fill
out
an
application
online
you'll
receive
an
email
in
return,
advising
on
what
your
next
steps
are
going
to
be.
You
go
through
a
myriad
of
steps
from
that
point
there
from
filling
out
your
own
personal
history.
B
Having
a
background
investigators
do
their
due
diligence
through
your
background
to
make
sure
that
this
person
is
who
they
say
they
are
and
doing
what
they
say.
They're
doing
from
there,
we
go
through
a
polygraph.
Another
myriad
of
tests
from
this
point
here
you
exit
into
the
actual
Academy.
Now
the
Academy
is
approximate
seven
months
long,
28
weeks,
yes,
and
in
that
seven
months
this
particular
recruit
is
going
to
receive
anywhere
from
eleven
to
eleven
hundred
and
fifty
hours.
B
Of
course,
college
course
credit
hours
that
they're
going
to
get
so
they
get
a
lot
of
training
not
just
over
how
to
handle
themselves,
but
the
policy,
the
procedure,
laws
and
so
forth,
and
so
on.
Once
they've
completed
the
Academy
they'll
go
through
about
four
months
of
riding
with
a
field
training
officer,
so
they're
riding
with
a
veteran
officer
for
the
next
four
months
and
in
that
time
they're
taking
the
things
they've
learned
in
the
Academy
in
that
sterile
environment
and
now
they're
trying
to
apply
that
to
real
life
instances.
B
But
they
still
got
some
supervision
once
that
four
months
is
complete,
they'll
ride
by
themselves
as
a
solo
recruit
for
the
next
six
months
again,
taking
some
of
that
information
and
now
they're
kind
of
segwaying
into
being
a
solo
officer.
After
that
six
months
are
complete.
They'll
come
back
and
they're
blessed
to
be
an
officer
and
then
they're
out,
protecting
and
serving
well.
A
I'm
going
to
say,
I
enjoyed
my
first
graduation
in
December
of
this
latest
recruitment
class,
and
it
was
just
awesome
to
see
the
diversity
I
know.
We
had
one
african-american
gentleman
and
we
obviously
had
quite
a
few
women
in
that
recruit
class
as
well,
so
just
to
see
the
families
so
excited
about
their
future
officer.
That
obviously,
is
about
to
patrol
their
communities
in
their
area.
Now
you
have
a
February
23rd,
hiring
event
for
more
officers.
What
can
we
look
forward
to
today
with.
B
So
the
department
I
really
give
kudos
to
our
department
in
our
chief,
who
has
recognized
that
we
have
a
limited
number
of
diverse
individuals
and
now
again,
our
departments
being
very
unapologetic
and
intentional
about
hiring
diversity
so
that
one's
going
to
be
specific.
To
that,
it's
going
to
be
hosted
at
the
police
and
fire
training
center,
which
is
800,
North,
Portland
Avenue
it'll
take
place
at
9:00
a.m.
B
sharp
on
that
Saturday
to
23rd
and
it'll
run
till
about
noon
and
during
that
time
again,
the
conversation
will
be
really
wrapped
around
what
it's
going
to
take
to
become
a
police
officer
from
start
to
finish
and
we're
going
to
spend
some
quality
time
addressing
some
of
the
issues
that
maybe
some
of
the
applicants
may
have
or
concerns.
Maybe
even
dispelling
some
of
the
myths
and
making
sure
again,
they
can
make
an
educated
decision
on
what
they
want
to
do.
Moving
forward.
All.
A
B
They
have
questions.
If
we
have
individuals
that
have
questions,
they
can
always
call
two
nine
seven
one
one
one,
six,
two,
nine
seven,
eleven
sixteen
that
is
our
recruiting
unit
and
at
that
particular
phone
number,
that
location
we'll
be
able
to
be
able
to
answer
a
lot
of
the
questions
that
come
in,
whether
it
be
about
hiring
whether
it
be
about
the
various
programs
that
our
Police
Department
offers
we'll
be
able
to
get
you
in
contact
with
those
individuals
that
can
help
you
specifically
with
those
questions
all
right.
A
Well,
we
appreciate
you
sergeant
Brown
for
talking
with
us
and
if
you
want
more
information
you
can
head
on
over
to
our
website
as
well,
it
is
OKC
gov
and
just
look
for
the
Oklahoma
City
Police
Department
for
more
information.
That's
gonna!
Do
it
for
City
Hall,
Ward,
7
I'm,
your
Councilwoman
Nikki,
nice.