600-37 Hate Crime

Question 1

Hate crimes shall be given the department’s ______ investigative priority.

Answer 1

highest

Question 2

All hate crimes are to be reported as ______ in accordance with the provisions of General Order 200-10, Notification and Emergency Management.

Answer 2

significant events

Question 3

The Crime Analysis & Command Center (hereafter referred to as Command Center) shall ensure

Answer 3

CID’s Hate Crime Coordinator or designee is immediately notified of significant bias incidents for federal reporting purposes.

Question 4

Any suspicious incident with potential terrorism connections relating to any hate crime, harassment, threat, vandalism, or graffiti directed at persons or ethnic groups as a result of issues related to terrorism shall be documented in an _______ incident report or forwarded to CID as an additional concerned division.

Answer 4

“Investigation CID”

Question 5

Officers shall notify _____ immediately when it has been determined that a hate crime has occurred.

Answer 5

a supervisor

Question 6

Supervisors shall ensure that the provisions of General Order 200-10, Notification and Emergency Management are followed including, but not limited to

Answer 6

notification of the Command Center and the preparation and submission of a Significant Event Report

Question 7

The mere utterance of a ______ by an offender does not provide sufficient evidence to title the incident as a hate crime.

Answer 7

bias epithet

Question 8

Any suspicious incident with potential terrorism connections relating to any hate crime, harassment, threat, vandalism, or graffiti directed at persons or ethnic groups as a result of issues related to terrorism shall be

Answer 8

documented in an “Investigation CID” incident report or forwarded to CID as an additional concerned division.

Question 9

Objective evidence to be considered when titling an incident as a hate crime includes:

Answer 9

Was the incident known to have been motivated by bias?

Does the victim perceive the action of the offender to have been motivated by bias?

Were any remarks made that indicate bias?

Did the incident occur on or during an event or date that is significant to the victim’s or the offender’s group or interest (e.g., a religious holiday)?

Were there any offensive symbols, words, or acts that are known to represent a hate group, or other evidence of bias against the victim’s group?

Are the demographics of the area significant in relation to the offense?

Were the victims engaged in activities promoting their group?

Question 10

The officer responding to the scene is responsible for:

Answer 10

Ensuring that the scene is processed and available evidence is collected and properly tagged or submitted. This includes taking photographs of any graffiti and collecting any relevant flyers and literature at the scene that indicates a crime motivated by bias.

Collecting any and all available objective facts at the scene that address whether the offense was motivated by bias (see the above Incident Reporting section of this General Order).

Preparing the initial incident report.

Sending a copy of the incident report to CID.

Providing victims with the appropriate social services referrals (see General Order 600-13, Texas Crime Victims’ Compensation Act and General Order 600-33, Social Services Assistance and Referrals).

This may also include providing victims or complainants with a Houston Police Department Hate Crime Resource List (Hate Crime Tip Card) supplied through CID.

Question 11

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Answer 11

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