Ting says if officers properly classify hate crimes, then hate crime laws that are on the books can be applied.
Ting says he was surprised to find out that California does not require law enforcement agencies to have a uniform hate crimes policy. He wants to see consistent enforcement of hate crime laws and reporting of hate crimes when officers are filing their report.
"A 2018 audit found that law enforcement agencies oftentimes inadequately identified or reported or responded to hate crimes and that the finding concluded that the state's hate crimes are underreported by 14%. It's not the fault of law enforcement agencies because there really was not proper training or proper protocol and that is what our bill is addressing.
He says if officers properly classify hate crimes, then hate crime laws that are on the books can be applied. "Let's say in a case where a senior got violently accosted. Obviously there is the violence but we have laws on the books that do enhancements for hate crimes. So if you don't identify the case as a hate crime, it just gets treated as a regular incident. If you treat it as a hate crime, we identify it as a problem. So you collect that data.
He says he was motivated by the rise in hate crimes against Asians during the pandemic, but that this would apply to hate crimes against all races, religions, gender, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics.
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