Source: Express-News
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To remain sharp on the city's streets, San Antonio police officers regularly hit the shooting range, test their reflexes on the driving course and learn new ways to defend themselves.
But being tough and alert is not enough. These days, police officers must also learn to be sensitive.
As part of a new state mandate by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, police departments now require classes on Middle Eastern culture in the list of cultural diversity training sessions.
An estimated 20,000 Muslims now live in the San Antonio area. That means there is a greater chance than before that police will encounter someone of the Muslim religion - for reasons ranging from a routine traffic violation to investigating a hate crime.
Police Chief William McManus has introduced the idea that police officers should know good "customer service," a concept that's trickled into the classrooms at the San Antonio Police Academy. The goal is equal treatment for all San Antonians - not just Muslims but people of different religions, races, creeds and sexual orientation.