Training police to conduct Individual Needs Assessments of hate crime victims
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Owing to the nature of hate crimes, hate crime victims often have complex needs. Meeting those needs requires the co-ordinated response of a number of actors to provide victims with the services needed for a full recovery.
Individual Needs Assessments (INAs) are used by police and civil society to identify the specific protection and support needs of each hate crime victim. Effective and rapid co-ordination between police and specialist support providers – including civil society organizations – can help to ensure that those needs are met.
The workshop follows on from a hate crime training for police delivered in the region in December 2022.
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The training workshop will build the capacity of police to assess hate crime victims’ needs through the INA process. During the workshop, representatives of police and civil society will learn how to collect the necessary information during an INA, and how to ensure the process leads to an effective referrals process. Participants will also map the available service providers in the region and examine how to set up and strengthen referral mechanisms.
The workshop will emphasize the importance of a victim-centred and gender-sensitive approach, while building on participants’ skills to ensure the sensitive and respectful treatment of hate crime victims.
To learn more, click on the publication linked below.
Individual Needs Assessments of Hate Crime Victims: Model Guide | OSCE
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