RE: Latino Research - problems?

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I have been working on a project about the experiences of undocumented Mexican youth incarcerated with either California Youth Authority, the Border Patrol/INS and/or local juvenile facilities. The problems have ranged from an inability to find youth interested in telling their experiences, to CYA and INS not being able to give me a clear and concise set of procedures and policies or statistics regarding the intake, processing, sentencing, and legal defense opportunities. All parties say procedure is followed but no one knows what the procedures really are. I have become involved with trying to track info. through ICE and Dept. of Homeland Security with ridiculous outcomes that consist of, sending my requests back opened but unanswered, no answer because my questions are not worded properly, but no clear info on how to word questions. When I find anything, there is no division between documented or undocumented...which scew the stats. Alisa

Belman <sbelman@...> wrote: Hola grupo:I'm looking for articles and personal experiences with difficulty in recruiting Latino 'subjects' for social science research - more specifically as related to health.Some of the issues I've run into are literacy, mistrust, lack of bilingual staff to recruit.Any help is appreciated.Gracias! Belman, MPHCDEResearch and OutreachUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine at RockfordNational Center for Rural Health

Professions1601 Parkview AvenueRockford, Illinois 61107815-395-5916sbelmanuic (DOT) eduAlisa Sinjurasinjur@...

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[Guest guest]

,

If I may make a suggestion, do what we all

do pull your hair back put on some jeans and push for your information, get

through the barriers, start with official names and meet with the parents of

the youth.

Sincerely,

Rene Quintana

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[ ] Latino Research - problems?

I have been working on a project about the experiences of undocumented

Mexican youth incarcerated with either California Youth Authority, the Border

Patrol/INS and/or local juvenile facilities. The problems have ranged from an

inability to find youth interested in telling their experiences, to CYA and INS

not being able to give me a clear and concise set of procedures and policies or

statistics regarding the intake, processing, sentencing, and legal defense

opportunities. All parties say procedure is followed but no one knows what the

procedures really are. I have become involved with trying to track info.

through ICE and Dept. of Homeland Security with ridiculous outcomes that

consist of, sending my requests back opened but unanswered, no answer because my

questions are not worded properly, but no clear info on how to word questions.

When I find anything, there is no division between documented or undocumented...which

scew the stats.

Alisa

Belman

<sbelmanuic (DOT) edu> wrote:

Hola grupo:

I'm looking for articles and personal experiences with difficulty in

recruiting Latino 'subjects' for social science research - more

specifically as related to health.

Some of the issues I've run into are literacy, mistrust, lack of

bilingual staff to recruit.

Any help is appreciated.

Gracias!

Belman, MPHCDE

Research and Outreach

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford

National Center for Rural Health Professions

1601 Parkview Avenue

Rockford, Illinois

61107

815-395-5916

sbelmanuic (DOT) edu

Alisa Sinjur

asinjur

 

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