Officers in many Wisconsin cities still don`t look like the people they police

Madison Police Captain Shannon Blackamore knows the key to recruiting a diverse police force is building relationships.

He thinks about a criminal justice student of his at Upper Iowa University. They were both from the same part of Chicago, and a mentorship formed. Soon, the student, who like Blackamore is Black, joined the Madison Police Department and has since been promoted to sergeant.

"Having him in the class and then seeing him apply and eventually promoted, that was phenomenal," Blackamore said.
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Ken Notes: Interesting charts and data in the article.