To appoint Former First Deputy Al Wysinge...

<p>Chicago Police Department First Deputy Superintendent Alfonza Wyzinger testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, which examined state and local law enforcement efforts to develop procedures and training for law enforcement officers who have increasingly become the first responders for in-crisis individuals with mental illness or disabilities.</p><p>When it comes to solving the city&rsquo;s violence, local law enforcement can only do so much, the rest is up to the parents, churches and the community,Former First Deputy <br />Al Wysinger. The 25-year-old veteran Chicago Police officer was the first deputy from 2011 to retiring in 2015.<br />&ldquo;It takes a collaborative effort from the church, men in the community and others,&rdquo; <br />said Wysinger, who said the values and mentality of people have drastically changed <br />since when he was growing up.He said there will always be neighborhoods where there is that one individual or group encouraging a young person to do something they shouldn&rsquo;t. The difference between now and then, he said is that there aren&rsquo;t as many people stepping up and&nbsp;pulling the youth away from those voices.<br />&ldquo;It&rsquo;s about acting or working as a village,&rdquo; he said, but that village has crumbled<br />over the decades, he added.<br />Having lived in neighborhoods such as Austin on the West Side and Englewood on the Southside, and attending public schools, Wysinger said he understands what many inner city youth go through. Unlike this generation, he had people steering him onto the right <br />path, which he credits to his success.&ldquo;It can be done, you can escape it, but these kids today probably have it harder than I did because that village is not here,&rdquo; he said.<br />Over the the generations, there has been a shift in values, but another issue is the lack&nbsp;of trust some communities have towards police officers, Wysinger said.<br />&ldquo;We need to breakdown stereotypes about law enforcement in our communities,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;One way that the Chicago Police Department should try to do is by actively engaging <br />in the community through foot patrol, CAPS meetings and youth programs.</p>