Description
Write a 1,050 - to 1,400-word paper in which you include the following:
- An explanation of cultural competence
- The value of cultural competence in the criminal justice field
- How a criminal justice agency might implement a cultural competence assessment
- The advantages of intercultural communication skills in criminal justice
Format your paper in accordance with APA guidelines. Provide a minimum of 2-scholarly references, one of which must be your course textbook.
Explanation & Answer
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Cultural Competence - Outline
Thesis statement: Cultural competence is critical especially in the current world where people
work, live and even socialize with people from a different social background. Cultural
competence believes in equal justice and human dignity across all cultures.
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Meaning of cultural competence
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The Value of Cultural Competence in the Criminal Justice Field
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How a criminal justice agency might implement a cultural competence assessment
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The Advantages of Intercultural Communication Skills in Criminal Justice
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Conclusion
Running head: CULTURAL COMPETENCE
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Cultural Competence
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CULTURAL COMPETENCE
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Cultural Competence
Cultural competence is a set of matched attitudes, behaviors as well as policies that are
put together in one system, among professionals or agency that enables the system, the
professional or agency to work efficiently in all cross-cultural situations (Hanser, & Gomila,
2015). It is all about our actions and willingness to create an understanding between people. It is
also about being respectful of all other cultural differences and being open to the various cultural
perspectives. Cultural competence is about strengthening the cultural security and helps to work
towards the equality of opportunities. Creating healthy relationships across all cultural diversities
is a fundamental aspect of cultural competence, and founded on understanding everyone’s
expectations as well as attitudes. Subsequently, it is important to know the strengths of each
other and use these strengths build a healthy relationship. Culture is a foundation block of
individual’s identity and a healthy sense of belonging and of whom people are in society. The
principles of trust, equity, social justice, fairness and respect for diversity are the underlying
cultural competence. Cultural competence is also the ability to communicate, understand as well
as people’s cross cultural efficient interaction. In cultural competence, it is essential for people to
develop a positive attitude for all cultural differences. In cultural competence, one should go
beyond thinking about their culture to identifying and challenging their cultural assumptions,
beliefs and also values and ensure that he or she is interacting at the level of a cultural interface.
Cultural competence is critical especially in the current world where people work, live and even
socialize with people from a different social background. Cultural competence believes in equal
justice and human dignity across all cultures.
CULTURAL COMPETENCE
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The Value of Cultural Competence in the Criminal Justice Field
Cultural competence is essential in the criminal justice field in the United States and all
over the world (Nadal et al., 2014). For instance, the framers of the Constitution of the United
States back in 1215 did not put any consideration for the black American as there was a lot of
oppression of the black at that time since the white was the property of that chattel. However, the
black Americans have worked their way to liberation, consideration, and equity, giving birth to
cultural competence. Cultural competence ensures equal recognition of all people irrespective of
racism, social background, sexism, ageism, classism, heterosexism and many other
discrimination categories. Cultural competence has seen the implementation of policies that
ensure that all kinds of discrimination ...
