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<h1> County Sheriff's Office to provide language services for individuals with limited English proficiency</h1>
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<div class=""><span class="">19 hours ago</span> • <span class=""><a href="http://auburnpub.com/search/?l=50&sd=desc&s=start_time&f=html&byline=Robert%20Harding%20%7C%0Arobert.harding%40lee.net">Robert Harding |
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<p>New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.</p>
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<p>The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has
instituted a new policy allowing, when necessary, interpretation and
translation assistance to be provided for individuals with limited
English proficiency, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced
Tuesday. </p><p>The department's six-point policy ensures employees and
sheriff's deputies who interact with the public are able to communicate
with people who don't primarily speak English, including suspects in
criminal investigations. </p><p>Schneiderman, whose office has worked
with other law enforcement agencies around the state to implement
similar polices, praised the Wayne County Sheriff's Office for taking
steps to improve language access. </p><p>"Equal justice under law
requires that all New Yorkers have access to the important public safety
services provided by law enforcement agencies, regardless of their
language ability," Schneiderman said in a statement.</p><p>"Through
adoption of a comprehensive language access policy, the Wayne County
Sheriff's Office now stands as a model for other law enforcement
agencies in the Finger Lakes region by ensuring that the delivery of
police services are not limited or restricted by language barriers." </p><p>As
part of the policy, annual training will be provided on how to
communicate with individuals who have limited English proficiency. The
department will also explore recruiting, hiring and retaining bilingual
employees. </p><p>Translation will be provided for important documents
and personnel complaint forms will be available in English and Spanish
at the sheriff's office and online. </p><p>Wayne County Sheriff Barry
Virts said his department, which has 184 employees, is committed to
"ensuring that all people are treated with dignity and respect." </p><p>"This
written language policy will help ensure that deputies continue to take
the initiative to effectively communicate with individuals who have
limited English proficiency and provide these individuals with timely
and meaningful access to all Wayne County Sheriff's Office services,"
Virts said. </p><p>"As a professionally trained and state accredited law
enforcement agency, it is my responsibility to constantly strive to
improve our services to all our community members." </p><p>According to
Census data cited by the state attorney general's office, nearly 5
percent of Wayne County residents spoke a language other than English at
home. Spanish was the most common language among this group. <br></p><p><a href="http://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/ny-attorney-general-wayne-county-sheriff-s-office-to-provide/article_8d24491e-74e1-11e4-a88c-bfa9b25b48c5.html">http://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/ny-attorney-general-wayne-county-sheriff-s-office-to-provide/article_8d24491e-74e1-11e4-a88c-bfa9b25b48c5.html</a><br></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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