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Mission
Statement
The National Alliance
of Hate Crimes
Investigators and District Attorney's Association
is
committed to assisting law enforcement officers
and agencies throughout the
United States with respect to the investigation and prosecution of hate
and bias related crimes,
i.e., suspected or confirmed criminal offenses that are motivated in
part or in full animosity towards others because of race, religion,
gender, handicap, sexual orientation, or disability
or ethnicity.
Education:
To facilitate programs of education and training that aides law
enforcement agencies, Detectives,
Investigators, Sheriff's Detectives, Prosecutors, and District Attorneys
in the investigation and prevention of hate/bias incidents.
Community
Relations: To
Facilitate programs of community relations, conflict resolution,
cultural diversity and education to aide the United States law
enforcement and District
Attorney's Office's, School's, communities, and Individuals to make
coordinated efforts to attack the root cause of hate/bias related incidents.
Fight
Terrorism: The
National Alliance will join law enforcement and the U.S. Department of
Justice. the State Department, the FBI, Fundus Demos Diploma
tie (FDD), and State and local law enforcement in fighting terrorism at home
and abroad when possible.
District
Attorney's: The National
Alliance will work very close with the National District Attorney's
Association, the National Advocacy Center, Attorney General Offices and
State Attorneys Offices, and the Bar Association, to assist them in
promoting the eradication of hate and bias crimes. Our Deputy
District Attorney's / Assistant Prosecutor's will be on staff to answer
legal questions regarding hate/bias crime litigation. (not
a legal services)
National
Alliance Hours:
The National Alliance of Hate Crime Investigators and District
Attorney's Association will be on available
to respond to E-Mail 10AM to 11 PM daily and or whenever
possible.
Volunteer
Volunteers: The
National Alliance has volunteers located throughout the United States
who are trained to address bias concerns in your area. With the
assistance of the National District Attorney's Association (NDAA) we
will meet our mission.
Clearing
House: T he
National Alliance of Hate Crime Investigators and District Attorneys
Association shall act as a Clearing
House for all law enforcement and District Attorney's Offices whenever
possible.
The National Alliance
will be seeking to promote diversity whenever
possible.
Victims
Rights:
We will continue to
strive to ensure that all individuals are treated with honor, respect
and dignity.
Being the victim of a bias incident is no laughing matter to you or to
us.
We will be advocates
for public policies that are responsive to the needs and interests of
crime victims of bias/hate crimes;
We will p
victims and the need
of continued service for
victims, and victim rights;
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monitors proposed legislation that would impact bias victims;
* enhances
communication among victim service providers regarding program
development, funding sources, and training opportunities.
Summery:
We believe that communities are greatly enriched by the presence of
people with diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives. In fostering
such an environment we seek to:
1) encourage respect
and understanding of all cultural traditions;
2) promote greater
diversity among law enforcement and the community at large, as well as
our youth, and religious and educational community;
3) support campus and
community diversity-related initiatives and communicate their results to
the campus leadership and the surrounding community;
4) To stamp out hate
crime whenever possible by aggressively investigating and prosecuting
those person (s) responsible for such cowardly acts;
5) To educate the
general public with respect to bias hate crime and the role they play in
riding our community of such crimes;
6) To educate the law
enforcement community and to arm them with the equipment to do the job.
We firmly believe
that our diversity is our strength and
not our weakness.
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