The Challenges of Government Interpreting Services
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- To provide government agency interpreting and government translation services for state and federal agencies, there are many strict rules and regulations language service companies must uphold.
- For example, the Court Interpreters Act states that the Director of the Administrative Office of US courts is responsible for “prescribing, determining, and certifying the qualifications of interpreters who wish to provide services at the federal court level”.
- Other government agencies require appropriate education along with 40 hours of professional interpreter training before interpreters can attain certification.
- When an interpreter who does not have adequate qualifications interprets for a government agency, catastrophic consequences can arise.
- For example, in 2017, the police chief for the Tampa police department held a police briefing regarding a homicide case and needed to provide professional American Sign Language interpreting services to those who attended the meeting.
- However, the police chief admitted to disregarding the interpreter’s credentials because he believed the responsibility resided with another co-worker.
- Those who would have benefited from interpreting services at the meeting stated that the interpreter was not coherent and was signing incorrect signs.
- The police department’s failure to hire competent interpreting professionals was a clear disservice to those depending on sign language interpreting services and dealt a massive blow to the department’s credibility.
- Clearly, investing in professional interpreting and translation services from trusted providers like Language Connections is the only way to ensure the best outcomes for all parties involved in important government matters like courtroom proceedings.
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