With more than 100 languages and dialects spoken throughout the United States, police officers face the unprecedented challenge of investigating crimes, protecting the public, and building bridges into communities with limited English proficiency (LEP). The native languages of LEP communities are not just Spanish or French, for instance—they may be Mixtec, K’iche’, Mam, Hmong, Swahili, Taishanese, Russian, Portuguese, Hindi, Urdu, Vietnamese, or Ukrainian, to name a few. It’s not just spoken language, either—officers may encounter American Sign Language, Mexican Sign Language, Spanish Sign Language, Chinese Sign Language, or home signing. Each shift, officers are faced with the possibility of encountering a victim or arriving on a scene where essential information can be obtained only if the officer is able to communicate in a language other than English.