Conozca Sus Derechos: The Necessity and Limitations of Legal Trainings in
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Date
2014-06
Authors
Corich-Kleim, Paige
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University of Oregon
Abstract
This thesis focuses on Know Your Rights trainings for youth and immigrants.
Know Your Rights trainings explain basic constitutional rights and police interactions,
and teach people how to exercise their rights. This project examines the ways trainings
can be used in undocumented and mixed-status immigrant communities to prevent
deportations and do harm reduction. The project consists of two parts: the first part is a
research-based, literature review that establishes the necessity of the trainings. This
piece includes a description of some dominant paradigms and narratives about
immigration, as well as a counter-narrative that gives an outline for the problems and
challenges the trainings try to address. This counter-narrative also illustrates the ways in
which trainings can be limited. The second half of the thesis is project-based. I updated,
translated, and consolidated existing trainings to create a new "Juvenile Immigrant"
training. The training is available online and was given at a conference in May, 2014.
Description
124 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of International Studies and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts, Spring 2014.
Keywords
Immigration, Undocumented immigrants, Immigrant justice, Legal trainings, Constitutional rights, Police interactions, Community trainings