Community Policing in the Delray Beach, Florida, Haitian Community

摘要

Eske ou pale kreyol? (Do you speak Creole?) In the early 1990s, this question began to be heard around the city of Delray Beach, Florida. Over the next couple of years, the question became more and more frequent. Unknowingly, Delray Beach was in the midst of an immigrant explosion of mostly illegal Haitian immigrants. It seemed like overnight, the demographics changed dramatically. Along with this influx of immigrants, a subculture emerged in the Haitian community.