Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

Background:

• House Judiciary Committee Official Report (pdf)
• Dear Colleague letter - House (pdf) / Senate
• Coalition Backgrounder (pdf) - updated November
• ADL State Hate Crimes Statutory Provisions (pdf)
• ADL Statement before the House Crime Subcomittee (pdf)
• List of organizations supporting the LLEHCPA (pdf)
• ALERT - template (pdf)

Sign-On Letters:

• Clergy Against Hate (pdf)
• Disability - Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (House (pdf)) / (Senate (pdf))
• Disability - National Disability Rights Network (Senate (pdf))
• Religious Groups (House (pdf)) (Senate (pdf))
• Women's Groups - National Partnership for Women & Families (House (pdf)) / (Senate (pdf))

Law Enforcement Letters:

• Background on Law Enforcement Support (pdf)
• State Attorneys General (pdf)
• International Association of Chiefs of Police - (Senate (pdf)) / (House (pdf)
• Dick Thornburgh (pdf)
• Major Cities Chiefs Association (pdf)
• National District Attorneys Association (pdf)
• National Sherrifs' Association (pdf)
• Police Executive Research Forum (pdf)
• Texas Police Chiefs Association (pdf)

LLEHCPA Fact Sheets:

• HRC LLEHCPA One-Pager (pdf)
• HRC Frequently Asked Questions about the LLEHCPA (pdf)
• HRC First Amendment Concerns One-Pager (pdf)
• HRC Philly OutFest One-Pager (pdf)

Editorials and Op-Eds:

• Miami Herald - October 9
• The Boston Globe (Cornel West and Sylvia Rhue) - September 25
• Talking Justice (pdf) (Wade Henderson) - August 17
• The Seattle Times (Robert L. Jamieson Jr.) - August 14
• The Washington Post - May 14
• The Washington Times (Donna Brazile) - May 14
• Los Angeles Times - May 13

2006 FBI Hate Crimes Statistics

• Top 50 Cities Hate Crime Reporting, 1992-2006 (pdf)
• Number of Participating Agencies in Each State, 2006 (pdf)
• Number of Reported Hate Crimes by State, 1991-2006 (pdf)
• HCSA 15 year comparison, 2006 (pdf)
• HCSA 10 year comparison, 2006 (pdf)

FBI Hate Crimes Statistics - 2005:

• Top 50 Cities Hate Crime Reporting, 1992-2005 (pdf)
• Number of Participating Agencies in Each State, 2005 (pdf)
• Number of Reported Hate Crimes by State, 1991-2005 (pdf)
• HCSA 15 year comparison, 2005 (pdf)

Other Resources:

Anti-Defamation League

• How to Combat Bias and Hate Crimes: An ADL Blueprint for Action (pdf)
• Hate Crime Laws (pdf)

FBI

• Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines (pdf)
• Hate Crime Statistics, 2004 (pdf)
• Training Guide for Hate Crime Data Collection (pdf)

Department of Education

• Preventing Youth Hate Crime
• Protecting Students from Harassment and Hate Crime (pdf)

Department of Justice

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

International Association of Chiefs of Police

• Hate Crime in America Summit Recommendations (pdf)
• Responding to Hate Crimes: A Police Officer's Guide to Investigation and Prevention (pdf)

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

• Cause for Concern: Hate Crimes in America, 2004 (pdf)

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

• Hate Crime Publications

National District Attorneys Association

• A Local Prosecutor's Guide for Responding to Hate Crimes

Organization of Chinese Americans

• Responding to Hate Crimes: A Community Action Guide, 2nd Edition (pdf)

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)
• 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)

West Virginia University

• USAHateCrimes.com (pdf)

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