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Multiculturalism for Law enforcement
to increase awareness of the roleof multiculturalism in law enforcement
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Criminology
Professional
11/14/2010

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Cold related illness:
Definition
Care for life threathening problems;
Move victim to a warm place
Remove wet clothing and dry victim;
Warm victim slowly
Get medical help.
Term
Choking
Definition
Place thumb side of fist against middle of abdomen, just above navel;
Grasp fist with other hand;
Give quick, upward thrusts.
**Use chest thrust rather than abdominal thrusts for pregnant women.
Term
Recue Breathing
Definition
Tilt head back and lift chin
Pinch nose shut
Give two slow breaths, checking to see if chest gently rises
Use abdominal thrust (up to 5 times) to clear airway, if obstructed, & sweep out mouth;
check for pulse
give one slow breath every 5 seconds for one miute (12 breaths)
Recheck pulse ad breathing about every minute
Continue rescue breathing as long as a pulse is present even if the victim is not breathing.
Term
Diabetic Coma
Definition
Transport the victim to a medical facility immediately.
Term
insulin shock
Definition
Conscious patient:
Administer sugar, granular sugar, honey, lifesavers or other candy placed under the tongue or orange juice;
Unconscious patient;
Avoid giving liquids
provide sprinkle of sugar under tongue
Turn head to side or place on side
Transport to medical facility.
Term
Stroke:
Definition
Maintain an open airway
Keep patient at rest
Protect all paralyzed parts
Provide emotional support
Head neck & shoulders slightly elevated, Turn head slightly to side for drainage
do not allow patient to become overheated
Do not administer anything by mouth
Monitor patient-shock or respiratory or cardiac arrest are possible
Get medical help.
Term
Seizures
Definition
Place pateint on floor or ground
Loosen restrictive clothing
do not try to hold patient during convulsions
protect the pateint from injury
After convulsions have passed, keep patient at rest
position head for drainage in case of vomiting
Protect the patient from embarrassment
If this is patient's first attack, alert EMS
If patient is aware of problem, ask if you can call doctor for him
The patient has the right torefuse further care.
Term
Elements of CPR
Definition
Clear airway
Breathe or victim
Maintain circulation by chest compression
Term
Child Birth
Definition
Assist mother in birth of baby
Support baby's head-do not pull baby
Assist in birth of upper shoulder
Suppport the body and feet
clear the airway
If baby is not breathing-encourage to breathe-may be -give CPR
Get medical help
Term
Types of communicable diseases:
Definition
Hepatitis B virus (HPV)
AIDS/HIV
Viral diseases
Others
Term
Caution- communicable diseases
Definition
Avoid;
Gloves;
masks;
Goggles;
Washing after exposure
Changing clothing after exposure
Testing after exposure
Treat all persons as if infected.
Term
Transportation of patients
Definition
Ground transportation:
Stabilize;
Protective equipment; straps, head position etc
others.
WATER:
Stabilize,
Protective equipment
How to approach a boat
Boating hazards
others.
Air Transport:
stabilize,
protective equipment
Others.
Term
Attitude
Definition
-Mental position based on a person's knowledge, feelings, & experiences about someone or something influencing him/her to behave in a certain way in regard to that person or thing.
Term
Race
Definition
Refers to grps of pple with common ancestry and physical characterisstics.
Term
Ethnicity
Definition
Refers to shared culture & background
Term
Ethnocentrism
Definition
Refers to act of regarding one's culture as 'center of the universe" and basis for comparing other cultures
Term
Prejudice
Definition
An adverse judgment or opinion formed b4 hand or without knowledge of or examination of the facts ie. bias.
Term
Culture
Definition
is a way of thinking and acting on traditonal-the general ethos of a people
Term
Discrimination
Definition
is acting on the basis of prejudice
Term
Stereo typing /Categorical treatment
Definition
Lumping or grouping people together to treat them
Term
Stereo typing /Categorical treatment
Definition
Lumping or grouping people together to treat them and relate to them in the ignorance mindset you 've been told of them
Term
Scapegoating
Definition
Provides a convenient grp or persons to blame when things go wrong in one's personal life or community
Term
Projection
Definition
provides an outlet for projecting one's tensions and frustrations onto other people.
Term
authoritarian personality
Definition
symbolizes one's affiliation with a more dominant grp
Term
Soceital strain (fear and insecurity)
Definition
leads to justification for various types of discrimination that ar thought to be of advantage to the dominant group
Term
4 basic feelings/attitudes harbored by prejudiced persons
Definition
-Feeling of superiority
-others are strange and different
-Proprietary claims
-Fear-the basis forprejudice
Term
Forms and targets of prejudice
Definition
*Race
*Gender
*Ethnic
*National Origin
*Political Affiliation
*Authority figures (Police, govt. teachers, parents)
*Sexual Orientation
*Differently abled
*Religious
*Economic/occupational
*Age
*Weight
*Physically challenged
*Individual personal prefernce-family, departmental defferences).
Term
Role of Peace Officers
Definition
enforce laws mpartially
concept-all persons are subject to law and be treated equally.
Democracy will not work for any if it does not ork for all.
Term
To apply principles of Impartiality
Definition
Take enforcement action based on:
nature of offense and severity of the offense;
participate in theprocess of justice without favoritism
Communicate by word and action
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