CCU 6

CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING
FOR POLICE IN THE UNITED STATES
A look at Effective Methodologies

by
Stephen M. Hennessy

This article really interesting for me because I never think that police need any culture awareness but this article explores the history of race relations and cultural awareness training in the United States and the importance of emphasizing cognitive and learning styles of police in an attempt to ensure the course content is effective that makes me more curious. And the end of this article said that communication is a critical part of policing. Research in the United States has shown that 93 percent of police work is one-on-one communication and the ability to communicate with all of the citizens in our communities is critical to successful policing. The more effective courses are those that include discussions of various cultures within communities and how they can best be served. And that’s why they need this lesson in police academy.