Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein yesterday announced a grant of more than $840,000 to the University of New Hampshire to conduct a national survey of hate crime incidents and victimization.
The grant, part of a $10 million technical assistance program launched last March by Attorney General Sessions, aims to help law enforcement agencies investigate and prosecute hate crimes more effectively.
The program will provide critical and innovative education and training resources on hate crimes investigation and prevention, which law enforcement agencies will be able to access for the first time.
The announcements were made at the Law Enforcement Roundtable on Improving the Identification and Reporting of Hate Crimes, hosted by the Hate Crimes Enforcement and Prevention Initiative.
Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore for the Civil Rights Division, Phil Keith, Director of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), and Matt M. Dummermuth, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, joined the Deputy Attorney General in making the announcement.
“Today’s roundtable brings together two of the Department’s highest priorities: supporting our state and local law enforcement partners, and deterring bias-motivated crimes,” said Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein.
“Hate crimes are an attack on a fundamental principle of the United States to be free from fear of violence because of your sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, religion, or national origin,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Civil Rights Division.
“In all facets of our work, we must ensure that we understand the needs of law enforcement,” said COPS Director Phil Keith.
“Crimes motivated by racial, ethnic, sexual or religious animus carry a particularly vile moral quality, but because they are defined, recorded and investigated differently across states, we do not fully comprehend their impact on public safety,” said Dummermuth.
The University of New Hampshire will use the grant to conduct a national survey of hate crime incidents and victimization, with the goal of shedding new light on the prevalence and character of hate offending in the United States.
Defendant/Respondent: University of New Hampshire
Exact Criminal Charges: Conducting a national survey of hate crime incidents and victimization
City and State: New Hampshire
Exact Date: March 2018
Sentence or Outcome: Received grant of more than $840,000
Dollar Amounts: $840,000, $10 million
Key Facts
- State: New Hampshire
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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