The story of an Haitian Immigrant who became a detective in Upstate, NY
Patrick Jean Jerome is a detective for the Mount Vernon Police Department in Upstate New York. He is of Haitian descent and grew up in Haiti before moving to the United States. He discusses his own experience with police bias based upon race and nationality, current prejudices among police officers, and how he and his department are trying to ease tensions between the police and immigrant communities.
Click on the link to listen to the story: http://www.theamericanimmigrant.org/
(Photo: From left to right: Mike, Eline and Patrick Jean Jérome at the Eline Fleury Show)
Source: The American immigrant.
