WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE POSSIBLE MOTIVE BEHIND THE VICIOUS ACT. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH DETROIT'S HIGH-PROFILE POLICE CHIEF AND HIS BID AT MAKING A MOVE OUT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. I'M GLAD TO LEWIS. HE DOESN'T HAVE A JOB YET, BUT CHIEF JAMES WHITE CALLS THE POSITION HE APPLIED FOR AND EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ROLE AT A CRITICAL TIME. WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM TONIGHT ON HIS WALK A MILE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INITIATIVE. CRIME AND ITS CONNECTION TO MENTAL HEALTH MAY BE AT THE CENTER OF HIS NEXT CHAPTER. 7 NEWS DETROIT REPORTER SIMON SHAYKHET HEARING FROM COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF A CHANGE IN DETROIT'S TOP COP. >> STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS ARE CRUCIAL WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY POLICING. SOMETHING I'M HEARING A LOT ABOUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AS DETROIT COULD SEE A NEW POLICE CHIEF. WE THINGS AND CRIME REDUCTION DUE IN LARGE PART RELATED TO PUT OUR COMMUNITY WHILE WALKING WEEKLY THROUGH THE CITY'S NEIGHBORHOOD JAMES WHITE, EMPHASIZING JUST HOW IMPORTANT TO BEN TO BUILD A CULTURE OF WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT POLICING MILLION PEOPLE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. 2000 NEED THE COOPERATION OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT PUMP A COMMUNITY PROJECT COME TO UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE POLICING IN THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS LIKE SHOT-STOPPER WHICH I COVERED SINCE ITS START LEVERAGING AND EVEN AWARDING CONTRACTS TO THOSE HELPING TO LOWER CRIME INVOLVING SHOOTING. MUCH OF WHAT'S BEEN ACHIEVED BROKERED BY WHITE'S OWN REPUTATION. HE IS CURRENTY APPLYING FOR THE CEO POSITION AT DETROIT. WAYNE INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORK, AN AGENCY WHOSE MISSION INCLUDES ADDRESSING OUR SOCIETIES, MENTAL HEALTH, RIGHT, THE RELATIONSHIP TRYING TO BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH COMMUNITY VERY IMPORTANT APPROACH. PEOPLE RIDE. SO THEY'LL RESPOND THE RIGHT WHITE. AND IT'S ALSO BEEN A HUGE ADVOCATE FOR DEPLOYING MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS TO SCENES SOMETHING DETROITERS LIKE SANDRA TURNER HANY SAY MUST CONTINUE. SHE ADMITS TO ME SHE FEARS LOSING MOMENTUM. IF WHITE TAKES ANOTHER ROLE CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP, CREATE A >> PROBLEM WITH DRUGS. >> RELATIONSHIP BE ABLE WHAT LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING INVOLVING MENTAL HEALTH DOES THE CHIEF NEED TO HAVE IT? THE PROBLEM IN THE CITY OF DETROIT? >> IT IS THE PROBLEM. WHAT THEN? CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF DETROIT? THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON >> MANY OF OUR ARE GOOD. THE MENTAL CHALLENGES. >> HARDWICK IS ALSO HELP BREAK DOWN BARRIERS FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS. BUT HE'S CONFIDENT WHITES IMPACT WON'T BE LOST TO THE LEADS. WHAT IS THE SECRET TO HOW? PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. >> MUCH LIKE FRONT LINES WITH GRIT. NO ONE THE ONE MINUTE >> I ALSO ASKED HIS THOUGHTS ON WHO COULD POTENTIALLY REPLACE CHIEF WHITE BELIEVES THERE ARE SEVERAL STRONG CANDIDATE WHEN THE RAIN