Inventory of Promising Practices and Programs for Immigrant and Refugee Outreach

The “Inventory of Promising Practices and Programs for Immigrant and Refugee Outreach” contains short descriptions of outreach and educational programs that seek to strengthen the relationship between police departments and immigrant communities across the U.S. The inventory, compiled by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force, is the result of a decade of research, which included interviews with police agencies and officials, site visits, and executive sessions. The inventory is organized into twelve topics: national programs, community academy models, community advisory board models, community education and training for immigrants and refugees, community outreach, cultural competency training for officers, interagency collaboration, liaison officers, multilingual outreach programs, providing direct services, recruiting and hiring from the immigrant community, and youth engagement. Each listing features a program description and point of contact. Other PERF publications available on their website feature many of the initiatives listed in the inventory. The authors encourage individuals to contact PERF to obtain more information about the programs listed in the inventory or to request that a program be added to it. (Stephanie Depauw for The Immigrant Learning Center’s Public Education Institute)

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