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to bolster the department’s responses to hate crimes and incidents. Officers also attended a mandatory 8-hour training course on hate crimes during the current 2019 training cycle. This has positioned the department to enhance responses and for reporting of these incidents and crimes which cause significant community harm. The department has also chaired the IACP Human and Civil Rights Committee in the past which advocates for better relationships between communities and police, and legislation that protects all citizens from acts based upon hate. Arlington, Texas Police Department | 15