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Support for hate crime campaign from Metropolitan Police
Monday 13 February 2012
The Metropolitan Police Service signs up to the ‘Stand by me’ police promise
The Metropolitan Police Service is the latest police service to sign up to Mencap’s ‘Stand by me’ police promise.
Mencap launched the ‘Stand by me’ campaign during Learning Disability Week 2011 to raise awareness of learning disability hate crime and put a stop to it. As many as 9 out of 10 people with a learning disability are verbally harassed or exposed to violence due to their disability.
The ‘Stand by me’ police promise is ten pledges that will help to ensure people with a learning disability can live their lives free from the fear of hate crime. These include holding regular beat meetings and ensuring they are open to disabled people, challenging discriminatory attitudes among fellow officers, and involving families, carers and support staff of disabled people.
So far, 30 of the UK’s 43 police services have signed up to the police promise.
Metropolitan Police Commander Steve Rodhouse said: “The Met is committed to tackling all forms of hate crime and recognises the significant impact disability related harassment and crime has on communities. We know under reporting of hate crime is a significant issue and we are resolutely committed to tackling all forms and categories of these offences.
“We work with our partners and other organisations to inform our current policies, staff training and operating procedures and I am very proud of the work we have achieved so far, but of course there is more we can do.
“We are committed to fulfilling all ten points of the charter and we are working with Mencap, disabled people's organisations and our Disability Independent Advisory Group to further develop how victims can best be supported and to enhance their trust and confidence in the Metropolitan Police.”
Mark Goldring, Mencap’s chief executive, added: “We welcome the support of the UK's largest police service in ensuring that all victims of disability hate crime receive appropriate support and access to justice and we urge all police services to sign up to our ‘Stand by me’ campaign.
This year, Learning Disability Week will take place from Monday 18 to Sunday 24 June and will again focus on hate crime.
Comments
I faced a Hate Crime on Monday night at 8.20pm while I was waiting for a bus in my home area in Wolverhampton West Midlands. This Indian guy pulled my bag out my hand as he ran across the road in to a car, he was so fast. I ran over to the pub, they very kindly rang the police. The police were very good, took down my details and took me to my sister's house. They came down to my Sister's to make a statement, I told them what happened the best could remember. The police have been to my flat today bought my bag down, they are now taking finger prints on my disabled bus pass card, an Iceland card and Library card. Not long after the police left Victim support rang me, they asked how I was feeling after the crime, still very shocked but the police have been great I said. They are now going to get me an attack alarm. Now I can't thank the police enough, Victim support and my sister. Never the less it's still taking a lot out of me, due to me Aniexty and depression. I have been a Victim of crime many times but I have not got the support got, I think finely and slowly learning disability and mental health is starting to be understood. We still have long way to go because we never stop learning.
I faced a Hate Crime on Monday night at 8.20pm while I was waiting for a bus in my home area. This Indian guy pulled my bag out my hand as he ran across the road in to a car, he was so fast. I ran over to the pub, they very kindly rang the police. The police were very good, took down my details and took me to my sister's house. They came down to my Sister's to make a statement, I told them what happened the best could remember. The police have been to my flat today bought my bag down, they are now taking finger prints on my disabled bus pass card, an Iceland card and Library card. Not long after the police left Victim support rang me, they asked how I was feeling after the crime, still very shocked but the police have been great I said. They are now going to get me an attack alarm. Now I can't thank the police enough, Victim support and my sister. Never the less it's still taking a lot out of me, due to me Aniexty and depression. I have been a Victim of crime many times but I have not got the support got, I think finely and slowly learning disability and mental health is starting to be understood. We still have long way to go because we never stop learning.