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Things Law Enforcement and Schools Can Do to Respond to or Prevent Hate Incidents Against Arab-Americans, Muslims, and Sikhs. I found reference to these two publications some time ago but just stumbled onto them online this week. They are located at the Department of Justice Community Relations Service home page and available for download. Click on the link above and go to Publications and Handbooks. ++++++++++ NIBRS Hate Crimes 1995-2000: Juvenile Victims and Offenders, ++++++++++ More than 7,400 Hate Crimes in 2003 The FIB reported this week that over 7,400 hate crime incidents occurred last year, more than half of them motivated by racial prejudice, most often against black people. The incidents were slightly above the number reported in 2002. Nearly two-thirds of the crimes involve intimidation, vandalism or property destruction. There were 14 hate based murders in 2003 and hundreds of violent crimes. Anti-Islamic crimes remained at about the same level as 202 – 149 crimes. The most hate crimes based on religion were directed at Jews, with 927 incidents in 2003. +++++++++++ Partners Against Hate Web Resources The website of Partners Against Hate has all kinds of resources for community leaders, educators, law enforcement, parents and families, youth, and trainers. It includes a Promising Programs section and a brief, to the point, article entitled “Why You Should Take Bullying Seriously.” ++++++++++ Former skinhead’s life intertwines with human rights advocate’s This article from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune describes a unique sentence imposed on a 19-year-old white supremacist who assaulted a 4-year-old boy of black and white ancestry. His sentence: three months of home monitoring, viewing the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird,) and regular visits with a member of the Red Wing Human Rights Commission. David Harris, a retired surgeon and the grandson of a Jewish immigrant, has been getting acquainted with Michael Pigg, the young white supremacist. ++++++++++ Partners Against Hate Peer Leadership Guide (Scroll down the page) Peer Leadership: Helping Youth Become Change Agents in Their Schools and Communities is designed to provide young people with the tools they need to address bias and hate in their schools and community. Partners Against Hate says this new guide “will provide parents and families, community members, educations, and law enforcement officials with blueprints for establishing middle and high school peer leader programs. These programs are designed to give students the skills and confidence to become role models in confronting bias-motivated harassment and to stand up for civility in their schools and communities.” One thing this guide does that such curricula typically do not do is to provide for leadership opportunities for members of the student body other than the chosen popular few in student government and on sports teams. The Peer Leadership Guide is a 63 page pdf file and completely downloadable. ++++++++++ Program Activity Guide: Helping Children Resist Bias and Hate Partners Against Hate has produced an activity guide with tools, strategies, and activities about the causes and effects of prejudice and bias-motivated behavior. The guide is intended primarily for parents and educators of elementary school children but can be useful to youth service professionals, law enforcement officials, and other adults in your community who work and act with children. |
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