| NCJ Number: |
121351   |
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| Title: |
Survival Spanish: Needed Training for Police |
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| Journal: |
Police Chief Volume:57 Issue:1 Dated:(January 1990) Pages:42-47 |
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| Author(s): |
G G Blair; S L Slick |
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| Date Published: |
1990 |
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| Page Count: |
6 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Justice/
Rockville, MD 20849 |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice/
NCJRS paper reproduction
Box 6000, Dept F
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America |
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| Type: |
Curriculum |
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| Format: |
Article |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Main Term(s): |
Police human relations training |
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| Index Term(s): |
Communications; Hispanic Americans; Police-minority relations |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=121351 |
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