Hate/bias crime is a broad legal term that encompasses a diversity of motives, perpetrators, victims, behaviours, and harms. It affects not only individual victims, but also the larger community. They have consequences that reach far beyond a specific incident.
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee has been working on a Hate/Bias Crime: A Review of Policies, Practices, and Challenges Resource Document for police services all across Ontario. The document is the first OACP research project to examine hate/bias crime with the goal to assist law enforcement in Ontario to counter the negative effects of hate/bias crimes in our communities.
The Hate/Bias Crime: A Review of Policies, Practices, and Challenges Resource Document will be released in fall 2020.