Policing Hate Crime against LGBTI persons: Training for a Professional : Police Response

J. Perry, P. Franey, Y. Boer, E. Giakoumopoulou

This manual is designed for police trainers, investigators, managers, hate crime officers and frontline police officers working in countries across the Council of Europe region. Its purpose is to provide assistance, information and the appropriate tools for conducting trainings on hate crime against LGBTI persons. It builds on Council of Europe standards, especially on the European Convention on Human Rights and the relevant case law from the European Court of Human Rights, as well as other international human rights standards and already existing training materials for law enforcement officials. This manual is based on a human rights approach and informed by expert input. Above all it is victim and community-focused, in recognition that their confidence in law enforcement and cooperation is key to the success of investigations of these crimes. This manual comprises five modules and a "going further" section. The modules are made up of diverse, practical activities that are broken down into clear steps, including specific timing indications and instructions about any preparation work that needs to be undertaken.