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Best Practices for Policing a Multicultural Community

A conference for law enforcement executives & local government leaders

What:	Leading experts tackle the critical issues facing law enforcement
When:	To Be Announced -being rescheduled-
Where:	TBD

A Regional Symposium hosted by:
Public Safety Leadership Initiative at NC State
School of Public and International Affairs
Governor's Crime Commission

The demographics of Southern states have changed dramatically in recent years. Since 2000,

• North Carolina’s Hispanic population has increased nearly 60% and is now about 7%

• Virginia’s population is 6% Hispanic

• South Carolina is 3% Hispanic

And the Hispanic population is more concentrated and much larger in some counties within states:

• In North Carolina’s Duplin County, 21% of the population is Hispanic; Hispanics comprise 16% in Lee and Sampson, and 12% in Durham counties

• In South Carolina’s Saluda County, Hispanics comprise 14% of the population, 11% in Beaufort and 11% in Jasper counties

• In Virginia, Manassas is 28% Hispanic while Hispanics comprise 16% of the population in Arlington County and 19% in Prince William County

Changing demographic populations create unique public safety problems in many jurisdictions. These include alcohol-involved collisions, street robbery, public intoxication and gangs and drug trafficking. Domestic violence, street prostitution and brothels, club violence and hit-and-run collisions are problems in other jurisdictions.

Local law enforcement agencies are the focus of rising political pressure and public concerns about crime and immigration. Law enforcement managers must balance political pressures, public concerns and media hyperbole with fair law enforcement practices and limited resources.

But what exactly are the best practices for law enforcement agencies responding to changing demographic populations?

This conference brings together leading experts to provide practical guidance in determining how much crime involves Hispanics, the best crime prevention strategies to reduce robbery and other crimes, best practices for overcoming language barriers and addresses other critical issues about Hispanic immigration and public safety.