SPO #12 PRACTICES SPO #12 PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING LAW FOR IMPROVING LAW ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT RELATIONS WITH MULTI-RELATIONS WITH MULTI-CULTURAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIESCOMMUNITIES

Positive contact must be Positive contact must be made with group members; made with group members;

do not let them see you do not let them see you only when something only when something

negative has happenednegative has happened

Allow the public to see Allow the public to see you in a non-you in a non-

enforcement role as enforcement role as much as possiblemuch as possible

Make a conscious effort Make a conscious effort in your mind to treat all in your mind to treat all

segments of society segments of society objectively and fairly objectively and fairly

while en-route to a callwhile en-route to a call

Remember that all Remember that all groups have some groups have some bad, some average bad, some average

and some good and some good people among thempeople among them

Be personable and Be personable and friendly with minority friendly with minority

group members; group members; remember that many remember that many

do NOT expect itdo NOT expect it

Do not appear Do not appear uncomfortable or avoid uncomfortable or avoid

discussing racial/minority discussing racial/minority issues with other officers issues with other officers

and citizensand citizens

Generally, take responsibility Generally, take responsibility for patiently educating for patiently educating

citizens and the public about citizens and the public about the role of the officer and the role of the officer and about standard operating about standard operating

procedures in law procedures in law enforcement; remember that enforcement; remember that

citizens do not citizens do not understand your understand your

cultureculture

Do not be afraid to be a Do not be afraid to be a change agent in your change agent in your

organization when it comes organization when it comes to improving cross-cultural to improving cross-cultural

relations within your relations within your department and between department and between police and communitypolice and community

Establish or participate in a Establish or participate in a Community Awareness or Community Awareness or

Outreach Groups comprised Outreach Groups comprised of leaders to act as a pipeline of leaders to act as a pipeline for information to be shared for information to be shared

between law enforcement between law enforcement and the community – and the community –

make it prioritymake it priority

Use conflict Use conflict resolution methods in resolution methods in

daily performancedaily performance

Recruit community Recruit community leaders and/or leaders and/or

awareness groups into awareness groups into recruitment practicesrecruitment practices

Trail of TearsTrail of Tears

1831 relocation of the Cherokee, 1831 relocation of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw nations nations

Suffered from exposure, disease, Suffered from exposure, disease, and starvation while en route to and starvation while en route to their destinationstheir destinations

Many died, including 4,000 of the Many died, including 4,000 of the 15,000 relocated Cherokee and 15,000 relocated Cherokee and 6,000 of the 17,000 Choctaw6,000 of the 17,000 Choctaw

By 1837, 46,000 had been By 1837, 46,000 had been removed from their homelands removed from their homelands opening 25 million acres for opening 25 million acres for settlement by whitessettlement by whites

Wounded KneeWounded Knee 1890 - 365 Troops with 4 1890 - 365 Troops with 4

Hotchkiss GunsHotchkiss Guns Lakota and Sioux were Lakota and Sioux were

surrendering near Wounded surrendering near Wounded Knee Creek to the 7Knee Creek to the 7thth Calvary Calvary

Black Coyote could not hear the Black Coyote could not hear the order to give up his rifleorder to give up his rifle

146 men, women, and children 146 men, women, and children of the Lakota Sioux were killedof the Lakota Sioux were killed

Wounded KneeWounded Knee

Wounded KneeWounded Knee 1973 21973 2ndnd standoff standoff

occurred at Wounded Kneeoccurred at Wounded Knee Intolerable conditions on the Pine Intolerable conditions on the Pine

Ridge reservation, consistently Ridge reservation, consistently one of the poorest counties in the one of the poorest counties in the USAUSA

Marshalls had machine gun Marshalls had machine gun emplacements on top of the emplacements on top of the administration buildingadministration building

Both sides traded fire for most of Both sides traded fire for most of the three monthsthe three months

fifteen armored personal carriers, fifteen armored personal carriers, rifles, snipers, helicopters, rifles, snipers, helicopters, grenade launchers, flares, and grenade launchers, flares, and 133,000 rounds ($500,000)133,000 rounds ($500,000)

Wounded KneeWounded Knee 2 Native Americans killed, 2 FBI 2 Native Americans killed, 2 FBI

agents killed, 1 Marshal agents killed, 1 Marshal paralizedparalized

The murder rate between March The murder rate between March 1, 1973 and March 1, 1976 was 1, 1973 and March 1, 1976 was 170 per 100,000. Detroit had a 170 per 100,000. Detroit had a rate of 20.2 per 100,000 in 1974 rate of 20.2 per 100,000 in 1974 and at the time was considered and at the time was considered "the murder capital of the US.""the murder capital of the US."

SPO #13 FOUR GENERATIONS SPO #13 FOUR GENERATIONS IN THE WORPLACEIN THE WORPLACE

Veterans Veterans – born before 1943– born before 1943Baby Boomers Baby Boomers – 1944-1964– 1944-1964X’ers X’ers – 1965-1980– 1965-1980Millennials/Y Millennials/Y – 1981 –2000– 1981 –2000