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A 4 page research paper that looks at the need for cultural competency among law enforcement officers and then examines two proposed strategies that can aid law enforcement in regards to domestic violence and sexual violence among Spanish-speaking communities. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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enforcement officers graduate from training academies the limited preparation on how to deal with the issues that are associated with Spanish-speaking communities (Natella and Madera, 2008). The following examination of
articles published in the FBI Bulletin, first of all, looks at the need for cultural competency among law enforcement officers and then examines two proposed strategies that can aid law
enforcement in regards to domestic violence and sexual violence among Spanish-speaking communities. Natella and Madera (2008) point out that when an emergency occurs in which mainstream Americans are
involved, or when they fall victim to a crime, the typical reaction is to call the police and many law enforcement officers simply assume that other ethnic groups will react
in the same manner. However, many Latino Americans lived under repressive, dictatorial regimes in their home countries and, therefore, many crimes in Spanish-speaking communities go unreported because people fear law
enforcement officials (Natella and Madera, 2008). As this suggests, in these communities, marketing/public relations strategies are need in order to convey to societal message that police officers are there to
help (Natella and Madera, 2008). In order to establish trust in these communities, knowledge of Spanish is helpful, but cultural competence encompasses much more than simply difference in language.
There are numerous cultural differences, such as the distance at which people from Latin Americans feel comfortable speaking, differences in the perception of time, as well as many others (Natella
and Madera, 2008). A cultural factor that plays a pivotal role in domestic violence is the concept of "machismo," which refer to the "strong sense of masculine pride or exaggerated
sense of power or strength," which characterizes many Latin American men (Natella and Madera, 2008, p. 12). The strategy described by Ivie and Nanasi (2009) is particularly well suited for
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