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Community Spanish for Law Enforcement Field Guide

Author(s): Pablo P. Madera, MA, Western New England College
Arthur Natella, PhD, American International College
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763741136
  • ISBN-10:0763741132
  • Spiral/paperback    270 pages      © 2007
Price: International Sales $63.95 US List
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Overview

Spanish is rapidly becoming an unofficial second language in the United States. The Community Spanish for Law Enforcement Field Guide contains direct translations for the most common terms and phrases law enforcement officers may need on the street and features comprehensive, easy-to-follow dialogues for many common situations. Translations are organized by incident and crime type. Durable, water-resistant, and compact, this field guide is a convenient and ideal tool for officers who do not have formal language training and for those who need a readily accessible refresher.

Spanish is spoken, to one degree or another, by more than 30 million Americans. As a law enforcement professional, chances are you will need to communicate with Spanish-speaking Americans on a regular basis. The Community Spanish for Law Enforcement Field Guide is the ideal tool for officers without formal language training or as a readily accessible refresher for those who speak some Spanish.

This field guide presents the basics of Spanish grammar and pronunciation as it is spoken in Latino American communities today, followed by hundreds of translations for the most common words, phrases, and questions law enforcement officers use in the field.

Rugged, waterproof, and writable, this field guide will be an essential resource to help you overcome language barriers to perform your job safely and effectively.

 

ShowKey Features

Provides translations for the most critical types of investigations, including homicide, rape, missing persons, robbery, and assault.

Chapter on traffic enforcement includes accident investigations, routine traffic stops, felony traffic stops, and OUI stops.

Easily referenced appendices include basic basic Spanish vocabulary; numbers, colors, units of time, and seasons; physical attack terms, miranda rights, and flashcards.

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ShowTable of Contents

Chapter 1: Tools and Techniques for Learning Community Spanish
Introduction
Learning the Language

Chapter 2: Homicide Investigation/Investigación de Homicidio
Introduction
Dialogue 1: Securing the Scene/Asegurar el Sitio
Dialogue 2: Victim Identification/Identificación de la Víctima
Dialogue 3: Family Death Notification/Notificación de Muerte a la Familia
Dialogue 4: Suspect Identification/Identificación del Sospechoso

Chapter 3: Sexual Assault/Asalto Sexual
Introduction
Dialogue 1: Victim Interview and Indentification/Entrevista con la Víctima y su Identificación
Dialogue 2: Suspect Identification/Identificación del Sospechoso
Dialogue 3: Description of Suspect/Descripción del Sospechoso
Diagolue 4: Vehicle Identification/Identificación del Vehículo

Chapter 4: Missing Persons/Las Persona Desaparecidas
Introduction
Dialogue 1: Identification of Missing Person/Identificación del Desaparecido
Dialogue 2: n/a
Dialogue 3: Obtaining Information/Obtener Información
Dialogue 4: Stranger Abduction/Secuestro por Desconocido
Dialogue 5: Parental Abduction/Secuestro por Padre

Chapter 5: Crimes Against Property and Robbery Investigation/Crímenes contra la Propiedad e Investigación de Robo
Introduction
Entering with Force to Steal/Entrada Forzada para Rober
Dialogue 1: Victim and Location Identification/Identificación de la Víctima y del Sitio
Dialogue 2: Suspect Identification/Identificación del Sospechoso
Dialogue 3: Suspect’s Vehicle Identification/Identificación del Carro del Sospechoso
Vandalized/Stolen Property Identification/Identificación de la Propiedad Vandalizada/Robada
Dialogue 1: Obtaining Stolen Property Information/Obtener Información de la Propiedad Robada
Dialogue 2: Obtaining Vandalized Property Information/Obtener Información sobre la Propiedad Vandalizada

Chapter 6: Assault Investigation/Investigación de Asalto
Introduction
Dialogue 1: Victim Interview and Indentification/Entrevista de la Víctima y su Identificación
Dialogue 2: Suspect Identification/Identificación del Sospechoso
Dialogue 3: Vehicle Identification/Identificación del Vehículo/Carro
Dialogue 4: Domestic Assault/Assalto Doméstico

Chapter 7: Traffic Enforcement/Vigilancia del Tráfico
Introduction
Dialogue 1: Accident Investigations/Investigación de un Accidente
Dialogue 2: Traffic Stop/Parada de un Carro en Tráffico
Dialogue 3: Felony Traffic Stop/Parada de Tráfico de Delito Mayor
Dialogue 4: Operating under the Influence Traffic Stop/Parada de una Persona que Maneja Bajo la Influencia del Alcohol

Chapter 8: Line (Suborindate Personnel) and Administrative Tasks/Tareas del Subordinado/Tareas Administrativas
Introduction
Dialogue 1: Investigatory Stops/Pare Investigativa
Dialogue 2: Arrest/Arresto
Dialogue 3: Booking Procedures/Procedimientos de arresto


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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Pablo P. Madera, MA-Western New England College

Pablo Paul Madera, Jr. received his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Westfield State College, Massachusetts, and his master’s degree in criminal justice administration from Western New England College, Massachusetts. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He is a twenty-three year veteran of the Ludlow Police Department in Ludlow, Massachusetts. He has been an adjunct instructor for nine years at the School of Arts and Sciences in the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. As an instructor, he has designed and conducted courses in multicultural policing, Spanish for law enforcement, Hispanics in the United States, and the sociology of minority groups. As consultant to police agencies and other public service providers he has designed and led training seminars in police management, policing in a multicultural setting, and Spanish for public service providers.

Arthur Natella, PhD-American International College

Arthur Natella, Jr. received his B.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from Syracuse University. He has taught at major colleges and universities throughout the country and abroad, and he is the author of four books, including “The Spanish in America (Oceana Books)” and “Business in Mexico” (Haworth Press), as well as numerous articles, reviews, and translations, which have appeared in the United States, Europe, and Latin America.

He is currently Chair of the Foreign Language Department of the American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is also Adjunct Professor on the Criminal Justice Program at Western New England College. He lectures widely on the subjects of the Spanish language and cultural sensitivity.

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