Two Different Languages - One Job. The effects of language on police work in Greenville, North Carolina

“”You can spend anywhere from 2 to 6 hours processing a Hispanic or Latino subject who was simply driving without a drivers license,” Trooper Wilkerson says.

If an interpreter isn’t available, it may affect the case and lead to inaccuracies. “It really hinders the investigation and asking the person who was driving, the person. The passengers name if they’re in the vehicle,” Trooper Wilkerson says.

With the Hispanic population growing in North Carolina, Trooper Wilkerson says understanding and speaking Spanish should be part of their job. He says they are trying to get troopers diversity training and Spanish classes.”

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