What can be done to help LGBTTs manage and reduce their
fear?
- Adopt a zero tolerance approach to all hate /
discriminatory behaviour
. This applies both to
investigating homophobic hate crimes and to improving
attitudes within the criminal justice agencies when
dealing with lesbians and gays.
- Introduce more third party reporting through community
representatives
. As well as building trust within
the LGBTT community, these representatives could provide
information to the police about local crime trends, for
example street robbery offences outside gay bars were
mobile phones are being stolen.
- Promote examples of good police / LGBTT co-operation
in reducing fear and crime.
But expose and tackle
poor examples. Again, it’s a matter of keeping the LGBTT
community informed about the changes and improvements that
are being made within the CJS to effectively meet the
needs of witnesses. Once more members of the LGBTT
community have a positive experience of the CJS, more
people will be willing to report crimes.
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