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Andrew Clennell
We don't want to have to bridge (the gap between cultures) in a court or a jail. In Sydney's west, there's a new emphasis from police on what they are calling "early intervention" - helping new migrants from war-torn lands get used to Australian laws. NSW police, perhaps conscious of previous ethnic gang problems, will launch a report today on the integration of African migrants in the Holroyd area and on initiatives police are leading in the area to better educate new refugee arrivals on the law of the land. It's an attempt to stop the sort of thing which has occurred in the past - a disenfranchisement with police and a lack of understanding of Australian laws."
