Hate crime training

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/1899

Version Date: 03/05/2024

Does the police department provide hate crime training for its officers?
If yes, is the training conducted online or in person?

Does the police department provide specific training for its officers on disability hate crimes?
If yes, is the training conducted online or in person?

The Resourcing and Development Department have provided the following information.

Student Officers cover these criteria through blended learning (some online and some in class) in their initial training and specifically the following sections:

Public Protection

1.2 Terms and offences associated with public protection policing, including:

• Hate crime

2.10 Cultural considerations associated with some public protection offences (e.g., female genital mutilation, hate crime and forced marriage)

Victims & Witnesses:

5.4 Strategies to safeguard, manage risk and refer the victim care to appropriate specialist agencies/telecoms operators:

• Hate crime support

Digital Policing:

4.1 Common internet-facilitated crimes: • Hate crime

Conducting Investigations:

• Hate crime (including the importance of proving hostility)

9.11 Enhanced sentencing for hate crimes

 

A Hate Crime e-learning package is also available to all officers, and below is an overview:

Description

This module aims to provide an overview of the changes to the authorised professional practice (APP) for the recording and retention of non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs). By the end of the module, you will know:

• what an NCHI is
• when to record an NCHI
• the additional threshold for recording personal data