The significance of the occasion was noted by Rev. It has teeth. A new general order accompanies the pledge. It spells out in detail the departmental policy prohibiting racial profiling and biased-based policing.
Training is already underway to implement the order.
New training videos stress the importance of courtesy and respect. The public is also included in the picture. In a new series of public service announcements airing across Chicago, officers recite the anti-bias pledge. Change will take time. The architects of this new initiative understand that.