Experts and police officers say, a force that racially and ethnically reflects the population of the community can improve relations between police and residents, dispel mistrust, and communicate more effectively. Creating an ethnically and racially diverse police force, part of President Obama's newly created Task Force on 21st Century Policing, will result in a multi-cultured Department that better understands and connects with the diverse issues in a community, and is more effective at policing.