XXXIV LE-007 – Hate or Bias Motivated Crime

It is the policy of the Toronto Police Services Board that:

1. The Chief of Police will establish and maintain a dedicated unit to investigate hate/bias motivated crime.
2. The Chief of Police will develop and maintain procedures and processes for undertaking and managing investigations into hate or bias motivated crime;
3. The Chief of Police will ensure that community organizations, school boards, victims' organizations, social services agencies, and the media are informed about the police service's procedures for investigating hate/bias motivated crime;
4. The Chief of Police will ensure that the police service works, where possible, with community organizations, school boards, victims’ organizations, and social service agencies to prevent the repetition of hate/bias motivated crime and to counter the activities of organized hate groups in the community;
5. The Chief of Police will ensure that officers are provided with information on hate/bias motivated crime; and
6. The Chief of Police will ensure that the police service works with other law enforcement and government agencies to respond to hate/bias motivated crime and the activities of organized hate groups.