Tag: criminal justice system
ONCALL Language Services Executive Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Australia
Tekin Hulusi, the Deputy CEO of an Australian language service provider, has been arrested in connection with an international drug trafficking ring. He was one of dozens of people arrested last week by the Australian Federal Police in a sting operation targeting users of a secret messaging app for criminals.
What’s in a Word? Conveying Judeo-Christian Guilt into Tibetan Language
What’s in a Word?
Conveying Judeo-Christian Guilt
into Tibetan Language
BY VANESSA KUBOTA
The word “guilt” does not exist in the Tibetan language. At least not in the...
Report recommends providing language support training to UK prisoners
The Bell Foundation, a UK-based charity organization specializing in language education, has published a report highlighting the need for better language access services in the UK’s criminal justice system. Of particular interest is the organization’s finding that several prisoners currently serve as impromptu interpreters or language brokers for their non-English speaking peers, due to a lack of professional interpreters on-call.