[lg policy] US: Inglewood police reach out to Latino residents through Spanish-language academy

[Harold Schiffman]

Forwarded from: edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


Los Angeles Times



Inglewood police reach out to Latino residents through Spanish-language academy



Every time Angelíca Salvador walked past the Inglewood police station,
she picked up the pace. The 35-year-old Mexican immigrant said she was
afraid of the men and women in uniform and did her best to avoid them.



So when she heard the department would offer its first
Spanish-language Community Police Academy this summer -- an 11-week
course taught by Inglewood police to introduce residents to various
aspects of law enforcement -- she enrolled with some trepidation.



Full story:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/09/inglewood-police-reach-out-to-latinos-through-spanish-language-academy.html


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