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Unit 2: Culture, Cultural Competency & the Criminal Justice System

Building Community Trust: Improving Cross-Cultural Communication in the Criminal Justice System. Unit 2: Culture, Cultural Competency & the Criminal Justice System. Prepared by. When you think about the word “culture,” what comes to mind?.

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Unit 2: Culture, Cultural Competency & the Criminal Justice System

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  1. Building Community Trust:Improving Cross-Cultural Communication in the Criminal Justice System Unit 2: Culture, Cultural Competency & the Criminal Justice System Prepared by

  2. When you think about the word “culture,”what comes to mind?

  3. Culture is a community’s shared set of norms, practices, beliefs, values, traditions, customs, history, and means of expression that affects (among other things) how we analyze, judge, and interpret information, behavior, and perceptions about behavior. What is culture?

  4. The concept of culture relates to… • Identity • Time: linear - circular • Broad: race, gender, language, religion, nationality, ethnicity, abilities, sex, sexual orientation, profession… • Deep: visible (skin tone, religious symbols) & invisible (values, beliefs) dimensions

  5. Punctuality Child rearing Dress Education Discipline Importance of Families Government Authority Figures Courts Punishment Domestic Violence Culture Shapes Attitudes

  6. Culture Shapes Behavior • Communication style • Interactions with others • Decision-making paradigms • Individual vs. family

  7. Culture Group A group of people who consciously or unconsciously share identifiable values, norms, symbols, and some ways of living that are repeated and transmitted from one generation to another.

  8. To what culture groups do you belong?

  9. Draw Five Circles

  10. (etc.) Your Culture Groups (religious affiliation) (ethnicity) (etc.) (etc.)

  11. (etc.) Shared Cultural Connections (religious affiliation) --Susan (ethnicity) --Ted (etc.) (etc.) --Gary --Katrina

  12. Words to describe Visible & invisible dimensions Values Norms Symbols Ways of living/interacting Preferred modes of communication Decision-making paradigms Describing the Criminal Justice System Culture

  13. Visible: Structure, Jargon/language Communication style: cross-examination Rules Adversarial Process Suits/clothing Invisible: Motivations Values Preferences Iceberg CJS Culture

  14. Other Aspects of CJS Culture: • Culture “…affects how we analyze, judge, and interpret information, behavior, and perceptions about behavior.” • Analytical - Logic • Precedent - Reliance on Facts • Jargon + Thought Process, Decision-making

  15. Cultural Collisions Occur when individuals or groups with different traditions, world views, values, and/or languages come together in a situation in which neither side is able to view the situation from the perspective of the other.

  16. Sexual roles Dress/Attire Punctuality Authority Figures Punishment Body Language Communication style Role of the prosecutor, judge, and defender Cultural blindness vs. cultural competence Cultural Collisions

  17. Within the CJS Prosecutor vs. Defender - assumptions about motivations, goals Other? Within the community Listening for facts that fit rules/precedent vs. hearing the story the victim/witness/client is telling Other? Cultural Collisions

  18. Cultural competence means building awareness, knowledge, and understanding in order to value cultural diversity, and act in ways that promote fairness, justice, and community confidence. Process: a vehicle for moving toward a goal – fairness. Substance: the highest level of functioning in multi-cultural environments. What is cultural competence?

  19. Cross-Bennet Models

  20. Better understand issues of community trust More effectively address systemic issues Stats - increasing diversity Agree? Why else? Rationale: Why Cultural Competence?

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