4-11/012.00 - Hate Crimes

4-11/012.00
HATE CRIMES

SH-R-49

URN

Memorandum from watch commander to concerned division chief

Station/Unit Detectives

Hate Crime Task Force

For additional information and procedures regarding handling hate crimes, see section 5-09/510.00, Handling Hate Crimes

Deputies handling a hate-related crime shall prepare an Incident Report (SH-R-49).  Hate crime reports shall not be deferred.

All gang-related hate crimes shall be reported and documented with the statistical code 860.

All hate crime investigations shall be handled by the Hate Crime Task Force.  Hate crimes shall initially be classified as active and assigned to station/unit detectives.  Station/unit detectives shall review reports for proper classification and determine if the incident should, or should not, be listed as a hate crime.  For all hate crimes, the investigator shall complete a case clearance supplemental report using clearance code “112 - Reassigned to Other Agency.”

SRD to the Hate Crime Task Force and the unit’s hate crime coordinator.

All in-custody arrests for hate crimes shall be immediately reported via telephone to the on-call Hate Crime Task Force investigator.  If after hours, SIB may be contacted to make such notification.  All hate crime reports shall be faxed immediately to the Hate Crime Fax Distribution list located in Outlook.

The watch commander shall generate a chief’s memorandum to be forwarded to the concerned division chief.  An operational log entry shall be made by contacting Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Code 520 - Race

Code 521 - Ethnicity

Code 522 - Religion

Code 523 - Sexual Orientation

Code 524 - Physical Disability

Code 525 - Mental Disability

Hate Incidents

SH-R-49
URN

Patrol

For additional information and procedures regarding handling hate incidents, see section 5-09/510.00, Handling Hate Crimes

Deputies handling a hate-related incident shall prepare an Incident Report (SH-R-49).  Hate incident reports may be deferred with the approval of the watch sergeant. 

All gang-related hate incidents shall be reported and documented with the statistical code 860.

SRD to the Hate Crime Task Force and unit’s hate crime coordinator.

All hate incident reports shall be faxed immediately to the Hate Crime Fax Distribution list located in Outlook.

The watch commander shall generate a chief’s memorandum to be forwarded to the concerned division chief.  An operational log entry shall be made by contacting Sheriff’s Information Bureau.