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CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE Name Institution Abstract In an increasingly racially diverse society, every individual in the criminal justice field should be able to interact and serve anyone regardless of race, culture or ethnicity. Furthermore, every department in this area should be able to carry out cultural competence assessment to identify real or theoretical cultural misunderstandings and offenses. However, recent incidents in the United States, such as the alleged racial discrimination by a white male officers have shed light on the deep mistrust and racial bigotry in the criminal justice field. Furthermore, the legal system has been accused of failing to ensure racial diversity and cultural sensitivity.With the system being accused of delaying in conducting diversity assessment, this research hopes to establish the various definitions of cultural competence, the values of cultural competence in the criminal justice field and the elements that should be included in a cultural competence assessment of a criminal justice agency. Finally, the study will establish the recommended ways in which a criminal justice agency might implement a cultural competence assessment. What is cultural competence? There are various interpretations of the term cultural competence, with each field providing an explanation that suits its particular situation. For instance, according to the American Bar Association, cultural competence is “Cultural competence occurs when individuals use awareness, knowledge, and understanding to value cultural diversity and promote fairness, justice, and community confidence. In an organizational or systemic context, cultural
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