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Assignment:
You have just been elected sheriff to a rural county in California known for its significant Vietnamese population. Because of the small tax base in the rural county, federal funding is an important part of your budget. Your predecessor was investigated by the Justice Department for not ensuring all of your residents were provided adequate law enforcement services due to the language barrier.
Author a plan to ensure all of your residents have language interpreters considering the following parameters and limiting factors:
You have just been elected sheriff to a rural county in California known for its significant Vietnamese population. Because of the small tax base in the rural county, federal funding is an important part of your budget. Your predecessor was investigated by the Justice Department for not ensuring all of your residents were provided adequate law enforcement services due to the language barrier.
Author a plan to ensure all of your residents have language interpreters considering the following parameters and limiting factors:
- There are four substations in the county
- Tight state budgets make it impossible to hire full-time interpreters since even one full-time position requires 5.28 persons to staff a single position 24 hours per day
- What type of interpreting (of the four mentioned above) will be used?
- What type of training will ensure accurate translation?
- Account for turnover of interpreters
Your plan should be 4-5 double-spaced pages using 12-font in either Times New Roman, Calibri, or Arial.