POLICE are taking part in workshops about different cultures so they can better understand the community they serve.
More than 400 police officers and staff in north Kent have attended workshops in understanding Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism and Christianity, as well as working with elderly people.
The workshops have been running for the past four years.
This summer two new workshops, on understanding disability and mental health, will be introduced.
Diversity manager Kulbir Pasricha said: "North Kent has an innovative approach in engaging with its communities via workshops designed and delivered in partnership with them and the police.
"More than 400 officers have taken part in these workshops so far and as a result we have been fantastically successful in increasing understanding and gaining the confidence of the public we serve."
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