This is an  OSS Academy® Hate & Bias Crimes online training course offered for Peace Officers, Jailers, and Telecommunicators.

Investigating hate and bias crimes is of great importance to law enforcement and the community today.  These crimes  are on an alarming rise, and for law enforcement, it will require resources, skills, and expertise, as well as collaborations with prosecutors, the courts, the community, and the media, to ensure the civil rights of the accused as well as the safety and welfare of its victims. This course will define hate crimes from both a historical and a law enforcement operational perspective and provide you with a general overview of hate crimes and victim classes in the United States today. The course will also discuss political and religious justifications used by offenders when committing crimes of hate against protected classes of victims. This course will also provide you with general investigative guidelines and offender profile information.

Please note, the entire course final exam(s), and course evaluation(s) must be completed in order to receive one (1) hour of course credit.

Note, this particular storefront listing is not the TCOLE accredited course. To purchase the TCOLE accredited Hate & Bias Crimes course, click here.