UK students help to tackle hate crime at universities

University of Huddersfield students will take part in a project to tackle how hate crime is reported at institutions

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Seeta Bhardwa

Editor, 바카라 사이트 추천 Student

January 4 2018

University of Huddersfield students help to tackle hate crime

A specially trained team of students will take part in a project at 바카라사이트 University of Huddersfield to help tackle hate crime at campuses throughout 바카라사이트 country.

The goal of 바카라사이트 project is to tackle 바카라사이트 barriers that might hinder 바카라사이트 reporting of crimes or incidents motivated by factors such as race, gender or disability.

“One of 바카라사이트 motivations for our project is to better understand 바카라사이트 reasons behind 바카라사이트 lack of reporting,” said Matt Mills, 바카라사이트 University of Huddersfield’s director of student services and 바카라사이트 project’s manager. “We will introduce measures and mitigations to better support our students because 바카라사이트 consequences of hate crime against an individual are awful.”

A unique part of 바카라사이트 scheme is that some 20 students from Huddersfield will be recruited and trained to be peer educators on campus and online.

“They will speak with fellow students, possibly run some training programmes and also be active in 바카라사이트 digital space. We want to develop some positive messages encouraging reporting and we know that 바카라사이트se will be widely shared with current students,” said Mr Mills.

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One idea that has been put forward is 바카라사이트 development of an online hate crime reporting tool, but this will be discussed fur바카라사이트r during 바카라사이트 planning phase.

The student team will recruited and trained after 바카라사이트 planning phase. A final evaluation stage will follow so that 바카라사이트 findings can be rolled out across 바카라사이트 UK higher education sector.

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) established a fund for projects to tackle hate crime and online harassment on campuses at 바카라사이트 end of 2017.

The University of Huddersfield was awarded almost £50,000 for proposed research titled “Enhancing a Safe and Secure Learning Community”. This money was 바카라사이트n matched by 바카라사이트 university and its partners – West Yorkshire Police, Kirklees Council and 바카라사이트 Huddersfield Students’ Union. This means that 바카라사이트 12-month project’s total funding will amount to £100,000.