Confidence within the police service in order to ensure that victims are reporting Hate Crime and Incidents and that perpetrators are being dealt with accordingly; An increase in the number of Hate Crimes and Incidents reported to the police therefore providing a clearer picture of the positions within Dyfed-Powys’ Force area; and A reduction in the number of actual Hate Crimes and Incidents experienced by members of the community in order to work towards elimination violence, abuse and harassment in our communities. Planned Actions: Partnership working with public sector bodies and 3rd party organisations to raise awareness of Hate Crime and Hate Incidents and how to report; Identification of what Hate Crime and Hate Incidents look like in Dyfed-Powys and who the victims are in order to ensure that our engagement is targeted and meaningful; Continue to invest in our HCSO scheme to ensure that victims are receiving sufficient support; Continued support of our NPTs to ensure that they have the necessary resources to identify and deal with Hate Crime and Incidents and that we are engaging with as wide an audience as possible to raise awareness of the matter; and Look at introducing a programme of engagement around deterring people from committing Hate Crimes. Measuring progress: The following measures will be used to indicate whether or not progress is being made against the objective: The number of Hate Crimes and Incidents recorded by the Force to see whether they are increasing as a result of increased awareness;
Confidence within the police service in order to ensure that victims are reporting Hate Crime and Incidents and that perpetrators are being dealt with accordingly; An increase in the number of Hate Crimes and Incidents reported to the police therefore providing a clearer picture of the positions within Dyfed-Powys’ Force area; and A reduction in the number of actual Hate Crimes and Incidents experienced by members of the community in order to work towards elimination violence, abuse and harassment in our communities. Planned Actions: Partnership working with public sector bodies and 3rd party organisations to raise awareness of Hate Crime and Hate Incidents and how to report; Identification of what Hate Crime and Hate Incidents look like in Dyfed-Powys and who the victims are in order to ensure that our engagement is targeted and meaningful; Continue to invest in our HCSO scheme to ensure that victims are receiving sufficient support; Continued support of our NPTs to ensure that they have the necessary resources to identify and deal with Hate Crime and Incidents and that we are engaging with as wide an audience as possible to raise awareness of the matter; and Look at introducing a programme of engagement around deterring people from committing Hate Crimes. Measuring progress: The following measures will be used to indicate whether or not progress is being made against the objective: The number of Hate Crimes and Incidents recorded by the Force to see whether they are increasing as a result of increased awareness;
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