Preventing Hate Crime

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Preventing hate crime can also be a way in dealing with offenders and victims and be able to make appropriate changes in society. Some of the ways to prevent hate crime can be through educating people, especially the youth. This can help in reducing prejudice and biases towards people. Educating police, schools, students and communities about hate and bias crimes helps create healthy, safe and violence-free environments in which children can learn. These programs raise awareness of hate crimes and aid in creating communities respectful of tolerance and diversity. By creating awareness in the law enforcement community about the nature and impact of hate crimes builds their skills in identifying, dealing with and preventing hate crime incidents

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