The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Resources for Fighting Hate Crimes

On This Page:

• General Resources
• Resources for Educators & Parents
• Resources for Law Enforcement & Prosecutors   
• Feature Stories

General Resources

• How to Combat Bias and Hate Crimes: An ADL Blueprint for Action (pdf) - Anti-Defamation League
• Responding to Hate Crimes: A Community Action Guide - Organization of Chinese Americans
• Cause for Concern: Hate Crimes in America - Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
• Hate Crime Publications - National Criminal Justice Reference Service
• USAHateCrimes.com - West Virginia University
• Hate Crime Laws - Anti-Defamation League
• Fight Hate: A Prevention and Response Guide for America's Neighborhoods - CommUNITY 2000

Resources for Educators & Parents

Department of Education

• Preventing Youth Hate Crime: A Manual for Schools and Communities
• Protecting Students from Harassment and Hate Crime: A Guide for Schools

Partners Against Hate

• Building Community and Combating Hate: Lessons for the Middle School Classroom (pdf)
• Hate on the Internet: A Response Guide for Educators and Families (pdf)
• Investigating Hate Crimes on the Internet (pdf) - Partners Against Hate
• Peer Leadership: Helping Youth Become Change Agents in Their Schools and Communities (pdf)
• Program Activity Guide: Helping Children Resist Bias and Hate, Elementary School Edition (pdf)
• Program Activity Guide: Helping Youth Resist Bias and Hate, Middle School Edition (pdf)

Resources for Law Enforcement & Prosecutors

Department of Justice

• Addressing Hate Crimes: Six Initiatives That Are Enhancing the Efforts of Criminal Justice Practitioner (pdf) (Text version)
• Hate Crime Training: Core Curriculum for Patrol Officers, Detectives, and Command Officers (pdf)
• A Policymaker’s Guide to Hate Crimes (pdf) (Text version)

Other Resources

• A Local Prosecutor's Guide for Responding to Hate Crimes - National District Attorneys Association
• Hate Crime in America Summit Recommendations - International Association of Chiefs of Police
• Responding to Hate Crimes: A Police Officer's Guide to Investigation and Prevention - International Association of Chiefs of Police
• Law Enforcement Agency Resource Network - Anti-Defamation League

Feature Stories

• SpongeBob and Friends Star in Video Promoting Diversity and Acceptance  - 3/9/05
• Groups Release New Resources to Fight Hate - 6/28/04
• PartnersAgainstHate.org Unveils New Look - 5/6/03
• Grammy Winner Matthews Joins Leadership Conference in Campaign to Unite Americans  - 10/3/01