Our Plan About Hate Crime

in Hertfordshire 2017 to 2020

Please tell us what you think

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This plan was made by:

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire.

His name is David Lloyd. He makes sure that the police in Hertfordshire do the best job they can.

Hertfordshire County Council This plan is about hate crime in Hertfordshire and what we will do about it. A hate crime is when someone bullies or hurts someone because they don’t like who they are.

What is this plan about?

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For example, someone may hurt a person or call them names because they are disabled. Or they may hurt or upset a person because of:

the person’s religion. This is to do with what they believe in and think about the world

who the person may want a relationship with. For example, someone may be attracted to men, women or both

what the person looks like or where they are from

whether the person is a man, woman or something else. And whether they have changed this since they were born

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We think it is very wrong for someone to be hurt or bullied because of who they are. Everyone should be safe from hate or violence. In 2016 a report was made about hate crime in Hertfordshire. In 2016 the Government also made a big plan about hate crime. This plan tells you what we will do in Hertfordshire to:

deal with hate crime

help people know what hate crime is and what to do if it happens

give people better support if hate crime happens to them

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We want to know what you think of this plan. There are some questions for you to answer in this booklet. Please answer them if you can. Please tell us by…30th June 2017

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We will work to:

stop hate crime from happening

tell people what hate crime is and why it is bad

help people know how to speak up about hate crime

help people trust that something will be done about it

The main things we will work on

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We will work to:

make sure that something is done about hate crime For example, make sure that people who do hate crime go to court

make sure that people get good support if hate crime happens to them

make sure that people can have a say in what happens

get good information about hate crime in Hertfordshire

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We have set up a group of people to work on this plan. They will check how it is working and what needs to change. Do you agree with the main things we will work on? This is on pages 5 to 6.

Yes Some of them No There is a chance for you to say more later on.

Question for you to answer

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1. Working to stop hate crime We will help more people know about hate crime and what to do if it happens.

This means hate crime that happens on the internet as well. We will do this in lots of ways. For example, through:

Facebook, the radio, posters and adverts

talking to schools

giving training to the police and other organisations

More about what we will do

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We hope that this will help more people speak up about hate crime. Do you agree with the things we plan to do here?

Yes Some of them No

2. Doing something about hate crime We will make sure that there are other organisations that people can talk to about hate crime. We will show how many people who do hate crime go to court. This will show people that something is done about hate crime.

Question for you to answer

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We will do more about hate crime that happens:

on transport

in taxis

in shops and places that are open at night

For example, more taxis could have cameras in them to help keep drivers safe.

We will work with other organisations to:

help more hate crime cases go to court

help people who do hate crime to stop doing it in the future

Do you agree with the things we plan to do here?

Yes Some of them No

Question for you to answer

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3. Better support for people if hate crime happens to them

We will make sure that people get better support if hate crime happens to them. For example: We will make sure there are enough Hate Crime Officers. They are police officers who know a lot about hate crime. They can help people if hate crime happens to them. We will make sure that more people get support from the Beacon Victim Care Centre. The Beacon Victim Care Centre can support people if hate crime happens to them.

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Some people do not feel happy with the support they get from the police about hate crime. We will work to change this. We will look at other ways to solve hate crime. We will ask people what they want. For example, some people may want to meet the person who hurt them to tell them how they feel. Do you agree with the things we plan to do here?

Yes Some of them No

Question for you to answer

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4. Learning about hate crime We will find out more about:

how much hate crime there is in Hertfordshire

who it is happening to

where it is happening This will help us know what to do next. We will check how this plan is working every year. We will see if anything needs to change. Do you agree with the things we plan to do here?

Yes Some of them No

Question for you to answer

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Is there anything you want to change or add to this plan? Or anything you want to tell us about it?

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Please tell us this information if you can and want to. 1. Are you telling us what you think as part of an organisation? If you are, please tell us the name of the organisation.

Are you A woman A man I don’t want to say

What is your age?

Some more questions for you to answer

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Do you have a disability? Yes No If you do, what kind of disability do you have?

What is your ethnic group? This is things like where you and your family are from and the language you speak.

White British White Other Asian or Asian British

Black or Black British

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Please tell us your religion, if you have one

I don’t want to say

Mixed Heritage

Chinese Something else. Please tell us what

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Are you? Thank you. Please tell us what you think by…DATE Please send this form to: hatecrimeconsultation@hertfordshire.gov.uk County Community Safety Unit SFAR004 Hertfordshire County Council Six Hills Way, Stevenage, SG1 2ST

I don’t want to say

Something else Straight Bisexual Gay or lesbian

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