NCJ Number
130543
Date Published
1991
Length
98 pages
Annotation
On the basis of a futures study conducted to determine how law enforcement agencies in Alameda County, California can prepare to manage hate motivated crimes during the next decade, a model strategic plan and a transition management plan for a hypothetical city, Bayside, were developed.
Abstract
The nominal group technique was used to identify five key trends as related to the study question: reporting of hate crimes by victims, hate crime sanctions, the success of prosecution of hate crime offenders, violence used as an expression of bigotry, and public awareness of hate crime. Five possible future events were considered as critical: a major war involving the United States, an unprecedented growth of hate groups, a riot in a major California city, a mandate for hate crime and cultural awareness training for law enforcement, and approval of State funding for hate crime data collection. The six specified policies of the Bayside Police Department's strategic response to hate crime management are designed to facilitate a partnership and to create trust and communication between the police department and all Bayside citizens. The intent of the transition plan is to bring about change in an organized and orderly manner while minimizing anxiety, uncertainty, and turmoil. 5 charts, 15 figures, 7 tables, 17 appendixes, and 15 references