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June 5, 2025 47 mins

In this episode, Leslye Orloff, Director of NIWAP at the American University Washington College of Law, Detective Shelli Sonnenberg from the Boise, Idaho Police Department, and Investigator Michael LaRiviere from the Salem, Massachusetts Police Department talk about best practices for using interpreters and translators when working with limited English proficient (LEP) crime victims and witnesses. The podcast talks about working with immigrant communities where language and cultural barriers exist, the challenges that exist in working with immigrant communities, and the importance to successful criminal investigations and prosecutions of employing best law enforcement practices in serving immigrants with limited English proficiency. Faculty discuss best practices, available resources, and the importance for successful criminal investigations and prosecutions of using qualified interpreters.

 

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