Community liaison officersare responsible for building rapport with communities and facilitating communication between agencies and citizens. These officers can advocate for more effective approaches to community policing if they understand the multicultural factors influencing diverse communities.

Choose at least 2 of the following for your response:

• What are crimes (or police or court decisions in response to alleged crimes) that may lead to pretrial detention? Which gender, racial, ethnic, or cultural factors might influence the outcome? Is there anything someone could do or say to avoid this outcome? What are the consequences of pretrial detention?
• How could the bail system be reformed to reduce the disparities surrounding pretrial detention?
• Identify a method that your state uses to ensure that jurors are qualified to serve. What are the risks of selecting jurors who are biased for or against specific genders, races, or ethnicities?