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Strengthening Relationships between Police and Immigrant Communities in a Complex Political Environment: Multicultural Outreach and Engagement Programs for Police Agencies

Publication Date: 2018
File: Police_and_Immigrant_Communities.pdf
Abstract:
In recent years, immigration enforcement has become a sensitive political issue at the local, state, and federal levels. State legislation supporting stricter immigration enforcement and highly publicized news stories of deportations, travel bans, and family separations have caused many immigrants to live in fear and to view law enforcement agencies at all levels warily. This political… (read more)
Tag(s):
community policing, community relations, law enforcement, lessons learned, strategies
Author(s):
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)