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POLICE SCOTLAND – MESSAGE TO COMMUNITIES
Message from Assistant Chief Constable Gary Ritchie – 22nd May 2020 Police Scotland continue to urge victims and witnesses of hate crime to report it during the COVID-19 pandemic. We understand the impact this type of incident can have on individuals, their families, friends and the wider community. Police Scotland is fully committed to keeping … Continue reading POLICE SCOTLAND – MESSAGE TO COMMUNITIES
POLICE SCOTLAND – MESSAGE TO GYPSY TRAVELLER COMMUNITIES
The Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has brought unprecedented challenges for the public and communities. I want to reassure Scottish communities who may feel increasingly vulnerable due to the significant changes this pandemic brings to our way of life.
Equality News Update: Barrhead News: Victims of hate ‘must not suffer in silence’
POLICE have launched a crackdown on hate crime against people with disabilities.
Equality News Update: Daily Record: Police campaign will crack down on disability hate crime
POLICE have launched a campaign to crack down on disability hate crime in Monklands.
Equality News Update: The Inverness Courier: Police Scotland announces three-year mental health and wellbeing project for Highlands and Islands staff
Police Scotland has secured funding for a three-year mental health and wellbeing project to benefit its officers and staff of its Highland and Islands Division.
Equality News Update: Dunfermline Press: Police appeal as anti-Muslim stickers posted in Dunfermline
A POLICE investigation has been launched after anti-Muslim stickers were put up in Dunfermline.
Equality News Update: Talking Retail: Police Scotland tackles hate crime
Police Scotland has today (18 February) launched a campaign aimed at raising awareness of hate crime.
Equality News Update: The Scotsman: Police ‘need more support in dealing with distressed people’
More must be done to help police deal with people who are mentally distressed but who do not need to be detained under the Mental Health Act, a report has found.
Equality News Update: Third Force News: Charity to provide domestic abuse training for police
Police officers are set to receive specialist training to identify controlling behaviour. Scotland’s new Domestic Abuse Act, which will be introduced next year, will make controlling and coercive behaviours a crime.
Equality News Update: Hate has no home in Scotland
The Scottish Government has joined with Police Scotland and the Crown Office (COPFS) to launch a new campaign against hate crime.