MONTREAL -- Montreal police are on a mission to make the force more diverse and better reflect the population it serves, but advocates say the SPVM has a lot of work ahead to build trust with under-represented communities. Police will soon start outreach programs in high schools to look for students who want to become police officers as part of a strategy to recruit more officers from visible minority communities. “There's been an improvement. We used to answer questions about diversity by saying there is a lack of applicants. Now, we're reaching out to them, we're being proactive,” said Insp. Miguël Alston with the Montreal police.