To provide additional practical guidance from the field, Vera staff gathered resources from the 10 agencies profiled in the EPIC report. These include links to electronic copies of program documents, such as policies for serving immigrant communities, curricula for training law enforcement and community members, and podcasts housed on the COPS website. It is our hope that the resources listed below will prove useful tools for police departments around the country looking to build relationships with their local immigrant communities.
Citizens’ Police Academies
- New Americans’ Academy program information and lesson plan
Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park PDs - Pre-test and post-test given to New Americans’ Academy participants
Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park PDs - Citizens’ Police Academy weekly schedule
Chelsea PD - Hispanic Teen Academy weekly schedule
Metropolitan Nashville PD - Clergy Academy weekly schedule
Orange County Sheriff’s Office - Hispanic Crime Prevention Academy brochure
Orange County Sheriff’s Office - Hispanic Crime Prevention Academy weekly schedule
Orange County Sheriff’s Office - Hispanic Senior Crime Prevention Academy brochure (SPANISH)
Orange County Sheriff’s Office - Hispanic Senior Crime Prevention Academy weekly schedule (SPANISH)
Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Community Advisory Councils and Committees
- Description of the role of the Multicultural Advisory Committee
Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park PDs - Issues identified as priorities by the Multicultural Advisory Committee
Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park PDs
Community Education on Laws and Police Practices
- Age of consent laws brochure (ENGLISH and SPANISH)
Clearwater PD - Clearwater/Tampa Bay Area Task Force on Human Trafficking brochure
Clearwater PD - “What to Expect when Stopped by the Police” brochure
Everett PD - “What to Expect when Stopped by the Police” brochure (ARABIC)
Everett PD - “What to Expect when Stopped by the Police” brochure (HAITIAN CREOLE)
Everett PD - “What to Expect when Stopped by the Police” brochure (ITALIAN)
Everett PD - “What to Expect when Stopped by the Police” brochure (PORTUGUESE)
Everett PD - “What to Expect when Stopped by the Police” brochure (SPANISH)
Everett PD - Economic Crimes Prevention brochure for senior citizens (SPANISH)
Orange County Sheriff’s Office - Brochure explaining the U visa
Storm Lake PD - Brochure explaining the U visa (SPANISH)
Storm Lake PD - “Tulsa Police is not ICE” brochure (SPANISH)
Tulsa PD
Community Feedback
- Survey for members of the Multicultural Advisory Committee
Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park PDs - Survey for Limited English Proficient individuals (ENGLISH and SPANISH)
Tulsa PD
Community Outreach
- Outreach activities planned by the Joint Community Policing Partnership
Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park PDs - Letter to residents on police efforts to work with the Liberian community
Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park PDs - Outreach activities organized and attended by the Newcomer Advocate
Chelsea PD - Door tags with safety tips for business owners (ENGLISH and SPANISH)
Clearwater PD - Hispanic Festival flyer
Metropolitan Nashville PD - Hispanic Festival flyer (SPANISH)
Metropolitan Nashville PD - Diagram of outreach planned by the Hispanic Outreach Program
Tulsa PD - Narrative recounting Haiti relief efforts
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office - Community Event listing
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Job Descriptions
- Community Liaison job description
Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park PDs - Police Cadets roles and responsibilities
Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park PDs - El Protector Officer job description
Metropolitan Nashville PD - Cricket Volunteer Spanish interpreters criteria
Metropolitan Nashville PD - Community Outreach Liaison job description
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Law Enforcement Training
- Fact sheet on the Eritrean immigrant community
Chelsea PD - Training curriculum for interpreters
Clearwater PD - Diversity Awareness instruction for officers lesson plan
Metropolitan Nashville PD - Diversity Awareness instruction for supervisors lesson plan
Metropolitan Nashville PD - Command Spanish instruction for law enforcement lesson plan
Metropolitan Nashville PD - Basic Spanish instruction for law enforcement lesson plan
Orange County Sheriff’s Office - Hispanic Outreach presentation for police academy participants
Tulsa PD - 27 Spanish Phrases for Law EnforcementTulsa PD, U visa presentation for officers
Tulsa PD
Policies and Procedures
- “SARA: Scan Analysis Response Assessment” report on Liberian parties
Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park PDs - Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws policy
Chelsea PD - Consular Notification, Access, and Arrest and Detention of Foreign Nationals in Police Custody policy
Chelsea PD - Racial, Religious, and Ethnic Violence policy
Clearwater PD - Hispanic Outreach Center policy and procedures
Clearwater PD - Hispanic Outreach Center’s creation and procedures presentation
Clearwater PD - Interpreter Services-Cell Phone Translators and Language Line General Order
Metropolitan Nashville PD - El Protector Program standard operating procedures
Metropolitan Nashville PD - Interpreters and Related Services policy
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office - Limited English Proficient individuals policy
Tulsa PD
Audio Podcasts
Listen to podcasts accompanying this report on the COPS website as part of The Beat podcast series.
- Tips from a police community liaison on getting the trust and support of multilingual communities and sworn officers
Monique Drier, Community Liaison, Brooklyn Center Police Department - Practical tips for doing outreach to multicultural communities
Robin Martinson, Community Liaison, Brooklyn Park Police Department - Working with the community in addressing sensitive topics
Brian Kyes, Chief of Police, Chelsea Police Department - Ensuring continuity in community policing initiatives during police agency transitions
Sergio Fidelis, Police Officer, Clearwater Police Department - Effectively using radio for community outreach
Rafael Fernandez, Sergeant, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department - Tips for selecting a good research partner
James Stormes, Colonel, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office - Practical foreign language instruction for officers
Jesse Guardiola, Police Officer, Tulsa Police Department