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Addressing Hate Crimes: Six Initiatives That Are Enhancing the Efforts of Criminal Justice Practitioners

NCJ Number
179559
Author(s)
Stephen Wessler
Date Published
February 2000
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This monograph describes six initiatives for preventing and responding to hate crimes.
Abstract
The six initiatives to assist criminal justice practitioners in responding to hate crimes are: (1) The International Association of Chiefs of Police Summit: Hate Crime in America, a 2-day summit for law enforcement, civil rights and other leaders to develop recommendations for addressing hate crimes; (2) Department of Justice’s National Hate Crime Training Initiative, to develop multilevel hate crime training curricula for local law enforcement agencies; (3) Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Roll Call Video: Responding to Hate Crimes, which covers the initial response to and investigation of possible hate crimes; (4) The International Association of Chiefs of Police’s Responding to Hate Crimes: A Police Officer’s Guide to Investigation and Prevention of hate incidents and hate crimes, and how best to assist victims; (5) The American Prosecutors Research Institute’s Resource Guide, Prosecutors Respond to Hate Crimes Project; and (6) The Maine Department of the Attorney General’s Designated Civil Rights Officers Project, to develop a coordinated statewide system for hate crime investigation and prosecution.

Grant Number(s)
95-DD-BX-K001
Sponsoring Agency
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Address

999 N. Capitol St. NE, Washington, DC 20531, United States

Corporate Author
Ctr for the Study and Prevention of Hate Violence
Address

University of Southern Maine, 96 Falmouth Street, Box 9300, Portland, ME 04104-9300, United States

Sale Source
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Address

Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20849-6000, United States

Bureau of Justice Assistance Clearinghouse
Address

P.O. Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20849-6000, United States

Publication Series
BJA Monographs
Publication Format
Document
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Language
English
Country
United States of America