Rodolfo Estrada of Vera's Center on Immigration and Justice was quoted in a LoHud.com story about police in Brewster, New York, working with the town's immigrant population to improve public safety.

Police departments around the country are finding their own ways across the language barrier. In February, the Department of Justice and Vera Institute of Justice highlighted a range of practices.

Strategies include the use of a Spanish-language immersion program in Mexico for officers from Lexington, Ky., and the hiring of two bilingual civilian officers in Storm Lake, Iowa. In Nashville, Tenn., police organized a team of volunteer interpreters who are on call via cell phone two days a month.

"It's a big issue because the country's getting more and more diverse, and as immigrant populations grow, they're going to become susceptible to crime," said Rodolfo Estrada, who worked on the Vera report.

The story also references Vera's Bridging the Language Divide: Best Practices for Law Enforcement.