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cultural competency training/sensitivity training  

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  • Demographic Shifts Create Challenges to Police Communities within the United States are experiencing dramatic demographic shifts as the birth rates of African Americans and Latinos outnumber those of Caucasians; waves of immigrants, refugees, and undocumented aliens seek new opportunities; and international terrorism concerns increase. The impact of these and other demographic shifts are daunting challenges to training police officers to effectively serve their diverse and multicultural communities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Cultural Competency Training/Sensitivity Training]

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