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NCJ Number:	121351

Title:	Survival Spanish: Needed Training for Police

Journal:	Police Chief Volume:57 Issue:1 Dated:(January 1990) Pages:42-47

Author(s):	G G Blair; S L Slick

Date Published:	1990

Annotation:	The Sam Houston State University model of "Survival Spanish for Police Officers" can realistically, quickly, and economically prepare large numbers of Anglo officers to operate decisively in a limited number of language situations involving Hispanics.

Abstract:	Such a course is important for agencies in communities having an Hispanic population or experiencing significant travel by transient Hispanics across their jurisdictions. Through a proven system of rote learning, officers attain virtually complete dominance of the language in one 8-hour training session. The core of the language component consists of four 1-hour classes that include 39 "survival" commands, questions, warnings, and exchanges. The cross-cultural training component also takes 8 hours and is a multifaceted overview of the Hispanic community and its relationship to law enforcement and the criminal justice system. To immerse officers in a new cultural perspective, many teaching techniques are used, including slide lectures, directed discussion, and questionnaire surveys.

Main Term(s):	Police human relations training

Index Term(s):	Communications; Hispanic Americans; Police-minority relations

Sponsoring Agency:	National Institute of Justice/ Rockville, MD 20849

Sale Source:	National Institute of Justice/ NCJRS paper reproduction Box 6000, Dept F Rockville, MD 20849 United States of America

Page Count:	6

Format:	Article

Type:	Curriculum

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America



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