Cultural Pluralism Class Reflection

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One of the valuable experiences that I learned is that difference employees from the diver's origin, race and ethnicity can build a strong, diverse organization that can help the public with different languages, races, and ethnicity. The LAPD deals with the public that has diverse culture and languages. Divers employees can assist non-English speakers, understand them better since they are familiar with their culture and country origin. For an example, a couple of days ago when I walked to the station, it was a lady in the Southeast division lobby that she was very frustrated and talked only in the Spanish language. Two officers were assigned at the front desk did not speak English and there was no way they could communicate with a lady. They …show more content…

If there were no Spanish speakers, officers, no one was able to help the lady. The officer translated for us that the Spanish lady got a call that arrested her 17 years old son and he is in custody now and she wanted to know where she can find her son. This semester I am taking Cultural Pluralism Class which the class is about civil rights and how immigrants and nonwhite peoples such as African American,Mexican, Asian and etc fight to keep their language, culture at school , work and have the same right in society. What we have now and we see at work, school or society as a diverse group, it's the result of many years fight and Civil right movement. It's very imperative to respect people from different groups, culture, race, and ethnicity. Each member brings extra value and power to any …show more content…

It is very important to treat everyone with courtesy and respect. If I was not treated with respect as an intern, I would have never put into consideration to apply for a law enforcement career. I would not have the same respect for them and I would have told my other classmates that never applied for an internship with the Southeast Division. It is very imperative that peers respect each other's strengths and weaknesses and work as a professional team together. I learned that being an officer it's a huge sacrifice of life and family. It's not an easy job, it is a very challenging job and it requires lots of training and experiences. It requires making immediate action and decision in a moment. It is not easy for officers since they are responsible for the safety and security of the society. It is important and valuable skills since I have an opportunity to see in person and within the short period of experiences that I have with the LADP agency, I can make a better decision if I really want to continue my career with any law enforcement agencies and if I am a right fit in law enforcement

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