To increase awareness of the role of multiculturalism in law enforcement. Define key concepts of and summarize the origins of prejudice. Race generally refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics. Since no 'pure' races remain, some prefer to avoid reference to race and instead discuss group differences under the heading of ethnicity.
Ethnicity refers to shared culture and background.
Members of an ethnic group usually have common ancestry and generally share language, religion, and other cultural patterns. Ask community leaders to participate in a panel discussion or seminar. Discuss local problems and opportunities. Bring these ideas back up throughout the instruction in this unit. Ethnocentrism is the act of regarding one's culture as the center of the universe and hence as the basis for all comparisons with other cultures.