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Title: AJC Expert Addresses OSCE on Successful Hate Crimes Training Project
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American Jewish Committee
URL Source: http://www.ajc.org/InTheMedia/PressReleases.asp?did=1628
Published: Jun 8, 2005
Author: Kenneth Bandler,Lisa Fingeret Roth
Post Date: 2005-06-10 17:13:25 by 1776
Keywords: Successful, Addresses, Training
Views: 1476
Comments: 8
Cordoba, Spain - A law-enforcement expert affiliated with the American Jewish Committee told representatives of the 55 member Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe today that a pilot project he headed to train European police in dealing with hate crimes has proven successful and should be expanded. In a keynote speech on the opening day of the OSCE Conference on Anti-Semitism and Other Forms of Intolerance, Paul Goldenberg presented the results of the Law Enforcement Officer Training Program for Combating Hate Crimes. Goldenberg, AJC's senior consultant for international law enforcement issues, was invited a year ago by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights to head this initiative. "Hate crimes threaten communities in a manner that few other crimes do," said Goldenberg. "When hate crimes are not vigorously investigated and prosecuted, there are extreme costs," not only to the victims of hate crimes, but also to society at large. Goldenberg discussed the creation of a comprehensive curriculum for instructing police in OSCE countries how to respond to and investigate hate crimes. An essential part of the project was the establishment of a system for collecting data that will provide consistency in measuring and analyzing the occurrence of hate crimes and the effectiveness of efforts to combating them. He also emphasized the critical and helpful role of non-governmental organizations. "While the full engagement of law enforcement is necessary to fight hate crimes, the participation of NGOs is essential," Goldenberg said. "Communities, working together in partnership with law enforcement, can help reduce the frequency and severity of hate crimes, and increase the likelihood that those responsible will be apprehended and punished." Goldenberg praised both Hungary and Spain for participating in the pilot project, and expressed "hope that each OSCE state will take on this project, not only because they have made a commitment to counter hate crimes, but also because training to combat hate crimes produce tangible benefits to societies." Goldenberg is one of several AJC experts addressing the OSCE conference, the third annual gathering of the 55 member nations on the issue of anti-Semitism. AJC also participated in the previous two conferences, in Berlin last year and in Vienna in 2003.
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For some reason, I'm a little skeptical the Euro cops won't also be trained to spot hate-hoaxes and insurance claim scams...
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest"Hate crimes threaten communities in a manner that few other crimes do," said Goldenberg. "When hate crimes are not vigorously investigated and prosecuted, there are extreme costs," not only to the victims of hate crimes, but also to society at large.
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