The most important element of our work is the ultimate goal that we espouse. It is our firm belief and commitment to the principal that if police and community work together, it provides a safer, more secure and amicable society in which to live. I wish to end this presentation with an exciting project that we are involved in. Two years ago we were retained by the Kalamazoo, Michigan police department to conduct an analysis of their pattern of stopping motorists. Much to the department’s shock the results indicated that they were targeting African Americans. To their credit, they began a long process in an attempt to change the culture of their organization. To a degree that we have not previously seen, they began by revising policies that might impact on this issue. They have changed the way their front line supervisors work with officers to encourage them to consider whether their actions are in any way discriminatory. They have carefully trained their officers and changed the emphasis that their Field Training Officers use to conduct on the job training of new officers. Further, they have changed the reward structure for officers assuring that officers are rewarded for working cooperatively with the community in their joint goal of providing a safe community. The community has also begun to understand the pressures and conditions that police officers encounter and why they seek to protect themselves. The next step is for us to conduct a reanalysis of their stop data and report to the community. We are very hopeful that this change in the way two formerly uncooperative groups have changed their perceptions of each other will provide lasting change.