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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960989803321

Autore

Culver Leigh <1971->

Titolo

Adapting police services to new immigration / / Leigh Culver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2004

ISBN

1-280-36139-5

9786610361397

1-59332-108-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice: recent scholarship

Disciplina

659.2/93632/089680778

Soggetti

Police-community relations - Missouri

Latin Americans - Missouri - Social conditions

Missouri Emigration and immigration

Missouri Ethnic relations

Latin America Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-213) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- Setting the Context: Latinos and the Police -- Study Design -- Police-Latino Community Relations -- Conclusion: Bridging the Gap Between Latinos and the Police -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- APPENDICES -- Patrol Officer Interview Form -- Community/Government Leader Interview Form -- Community Focus Group Interview Form -- INDEX.

Sommario/riassunto

Latino immigration to the Midwest has had a significant impact on police-community relations, particularly, in smaller communities historically unaccustomed to diverse ethnic groups. This book describes the experiences of law enforcement agencies in three Mid-Missouri communities and their efforts to adapt to their changing demographics while maintaining current relations with the majority population. The findings reveal that the relationship between law enforcement and the majority communities was positive and supportive. There were several challenges, however, to the development of a cooperative police-Latino relationship. These included the language barrier, fear of the police, immigration issues



and the nature of contacts between the police and Latino community.