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The Scottish Interlinked Approach: Training for Interpreter-Mediated Police Settings

Explore the training and guidelines implemented in Scotland for interpreter-mediated police settings, including the motivating factors and legislative framework. Discover the importance of a communication triad involving members of the public, interpreters, and the police. Learn about the advantages and methodology of this approach, as well as the challenges faced.

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The Scottish Interlinked Approach: Training for Interpreter-Mediated Police Settings

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  1. The Scottish ExampleThe interlinked approach: training for interpreter-mediated police settings Isabelle Perez Christine Wilson & Ian McKim

  2. Scotland as an example NOT an exemplar …. our journey….

  3. MOTIVATING FACTORS 1. Accusations of Institutional Racism Surjit Singh Chhokar (1998) 2. Scottish Government’s “mainstreaming of equality + diversity” (1999 +) 3. Legislation

  4. MOTIVATING FACTORS LEGISLATION • Disability Discrimination Act (1995) • Human Rights Act (1998) • The Immigration and Asylum Act (1999)amended byNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 -> dispersal policy • Race Relations (Amendment) Act (2000): production of a Race Equality Scheme by all public sector bodies

  5. LEADING TO GUIDELINES • Lord Advocate’s Guidelines to Chief Constables on Investigating Racial Crime (April 2002) • Scottish Criminal Justice System: Guidelines for Interpreting (2008)

  6. LEADING TO TRAINING + AWARENESS Strathclyde Police Training College • Policing a Multiracial Society Scottish Police College • Interview Advisors Course • Initial Detective (Investigators) Training

  7. OUR COMMUNICATION TRIAD

  8. OUR COMMUNICATION TRIAD • 1. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC • VISITORS - tourists • - foreign students • - business people • LONG-ESTABLISHED COMMUNITIES • - Bengali, Cantonese, Punjabi, Urdu.. • (Polish, Italian)

  9. OUR COMMUNICATION TRIAD 3. MORE RECENT “COMMUNITIES” - dispersal policy -> 150+ languages with English - following EU enlargement (esp. Polish…) 4. OTHER INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES - British Sign Language (BSL) - Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic Act 2005) – second official language => (future) demands / rights

  10. OUR COMMUNICATION TRIAD • TYPES OF POLICE “CUSTOMER” • Victim • Witness • Suspect • + “vulnerable witness” • “special needs” -> appropriate adult

  11. OUR COMMUNICATION TRIAD • 2. INTERPRETERS • TRAINING • - Minimum training through agency • Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI) • NVQ => BSL • - Conference Interpreters • (degrees / experience) => re-skilling/ CPD/ conversion... • Heriot-Watt University: specialisation -> MSc (spoken) • -> Grad Dip (BSL)

  12. OUR COMMUNICATION TRIAD 3. THE POLICE Scottish Police = 8 independent police forces Separate judicial system (NOT SAME as England) - police follow different procedures A reporting agency to the Procurator Fiscal Watchwords = TRUTH + FAIRNESS

  13. THE INTERLINKED APPROACH

  14. METHODOLOGY • Interactive lectures • In-house simulations • Interactive seminars 1. procedures • 2. field visits • 3. applied practice

  15. METHODOLOGY Similar modus operandi -> training of police officers + similar mirror impact > interpreting body

  16. THE ADVANTAGES • -> THE INTERPRETER TRAINING CONTEXT • Students BELIEVE it (not just “cosmetic”) • Students overcome FEAR FACTOR • Students can discuss + challenge • Tutors maintain a role (+ learn) • Police feed good practice back -> their profession

  17. THE ADVANTAGES • -> THE POLICE TRAINING CONTEXT • not just knowledge • + awareness of roles • police contribution as selves • + reflection

  18. THE ADVANTAGES -> THE POLICY CONTEXT Links between: training / research institution + police = positive spiral (=> mutual trust e.g. checklist…/access to data) -> further links Scotland: SRIF, TICS, WGIT/COPFS….SIPR

  19. THE POLICE EXPERIENCE

  20. CONCLUSIONS: gaps + challenges In Scotland NOT just token + satisfying requirements of Directive (Art. 6) BUT risk of losing ground… WILL THE NEEDS OF JUSTICE CONTINUE TO BE SERVED?

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