NCJ Number
139181
Date Published
1992
Length
76 pages
Annotation
A nominal group technique was used to examine the future impact of the immigration of Southeast Asians known as Hmong on rural law enforcement in California.
Abstract
Four trends were forecasted by the nominal group technique panel to increase in the next decade: secondary migration from metropolitan areas to rural counties, level of reported crime and gang activity, level of fiscal resources, and amount of racially motivated crimes. The panel also identified six events which could have a significant effect on the futures issue: urban terrorism; immigration quotas; the closing of refugee camps in Thailand; major Southeast Asian conflict; mandated cultural awareness training; and the mandated reporting of race, religious, and ethnic crimes. A strategic plan proposes that law enforcement agencies recruit the Hmong in either sworn or non-sworn positions. An aggressive recruitment program supported by improved lines of communication into any Hmong community and officer training on the Hmong culture will serve to mitigate the impact of this migrant population upon rural law enforcement operations. 18 footnotes and 6 references