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Training Materials
Multilingual Know Your Rights Brochures
- “Are you Safe at Home?”
- Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Guajarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
- “Know Your Rights”
- Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish
- “Rights and Options”
- Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Russian, Spanish
- DOJ: Know Your Rights (Are You Limited English Proficient?) infographic
- National Council for State Courts: Protection Orders and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals
- DHS: “Immigration Options for Victims of Crimes”
- Chinese, English, Korean, Russian, Spanish
Law Enforcement and Prosecutors
- Resource Guide for Advocates & Attorneys on Interpretation Services for Domestic Violence Victims, 2016**
- Resource Document for Law Enforcement: Interpretation and Translation Services (Summit and Lorain Counties Project)
- Questions to Use for Crime Scene Identification of LEP Persons
- Dos and Don’ts to Help Identify LEP Persons
- Why Using an Interpreter is Beneficial to Law Enforcement
- Laws Governing Law Enforcement Agency provision of Language Assistance to Limited English Proficient Persons
- Steps for Obtaining Interpreters
- Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Victims’ Access to the Criminal Justice System: The Importance of Collaboration
- Translation Requirements for Vital Documents, Intake, and Notice of LEP Assistance for DOJ and HHS Grantees serving Immigrant Crime Victims
- Police Executive Research Forum – Community Policing in Immigrant Neighborhoods: Stories of Success
- Ensuring Language Access to Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault
Government Policies and Publications
Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Justice Model Limited English Proficiency Guidelines from Office of Justice Programs “Center City Police Department”
- Are You Compliant with Title VI? Self-Assessment Tool
- Federal Register: Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency: Executive Order 13166 (August 11, 2000)
- HHS: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Federal Register – Policy Guidance on the Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination as it Affects Persons with Limited English Proficiency
- Language Access Policy Template (Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence- 2016)
- DOJ: Executive Order 13166 Limited English Proficiency Resource Document: Tips and Tools from the Field
- Language Access Assessment and Planning Tool for Federally Conducted and Federally Assisted Programs
Courts
- DOJ Letter to State Chief Justices and State Court Administrators on Access for Limited English Proficient Persons to State Court Proceedings
- Judicial Bench Card for Court Interpretation
- NCSC: State-Specific Resources
- Working With Court Interpreters, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence
- White Paper: Improving the Courts’ Capacity to Serve Limited English Proficient Persons Seeking Protection Orders
- Protection Orders and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals
Language Identification
- Language Identification Card I Speak … (May 2019)
- US Bureau of the Census: Language Identification Flashcard
- New Jersey Language Identification Cards
- Guatemalan Dialects
- Mexican Dialects
Interpretation and Translation
- Working Effectively With Telephone Interpreters
- Working with Court Interpreters
- Working with Interpreters (Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence – 2015)
- National Institute on the Use and Integration of Interpreters
- National Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators: Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibilities
- National Center for State Courts, Code of Professional Responsibility for Interpreters Serving Limited English Proficient Victims of Domestic Violence Outside of the Courtroom and Judicial Settings
- How Do You Determine Who Needs an Interpreter, Washington Administrative Office of the Courts
- King County Court: Important Tips to Remember When Using an Interpreter
- Considerations When Using Interpreters for Victims with Limited English Proficiency (Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence – 2015)
- How to Address Problems with Interpretation (Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence – 2015)
- What Court Interpreters Would Tell You If They Were Here, New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts
Language Access Resources from Technical Assistance Providers
- Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence: Language Access
- VERA Institute of Justice: Translating Justice Program
- National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project, American University, Washington College of Law: Language Access
- National Center for State Courts: Language Access Programs by State
- Casa de Esperanza
- National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT): Interpreter and Translator Database
- Limited English Proficiency (A Federal Interagency Website): Department of Justice guidance and technical assistance for language access regulations
- National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center: Language Access
- National Congress of American Indians: Language Access
- Center for Court Innovations: Tribal Access to Justice Innovation
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