Spanish for Law Enforcement Personnel

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This book will help you make yourself understood to Hispanics who have little or no command of English–and will also help you understand what they are saying to you. You’ll find vocabulary and phrases for making yourself understood in Spanish, and for understanding others when you are dealing with accidents and accident reports, crime investigations, public gatherings, court and legal procedures, and other aspects of law enforcement and public safety. The book presents Spanish and English dialogues, simulating scenes like those you encounter in your official capacity. Extra pronunciation tips will help you make yourself understood. This book was designed to help English-speaking police officers, court officers, public safety workers, parole officers, and other law-related personnel who work among Hispanics but who have little or no command of spoken Spanish. It will also prove helpful to firefighters, and social workers whose duties take them into Spanish-speaking communities. Rather than concentrating on rules of grammar and memorization of verb forms and other such details, the author concentrates on useful vocabulary and phrases for making oneself understood in Spanish, and for understanding others when dealing with accidents and accident reports, crime investigations, public gatherings, court and legal procedures, and other aspects of law enforcement and public safety. The book contains dialogues that simulate such scenes.

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