Core Response Team How can the Core Our specially trained staff proactively Response Team help? respond in the wake of discrimination, The Team supports anyone who has hate or bias crime and offers support suffered due to another’s bias or in various ways: prejudice. The Core Response Team denounces hate or bias activity and offers  Identification: We help you identify support to victims. Here’s how: if what has happened to you is hate/bias activity. For example, if If you are unsure of what has happened someone verbally you in the and need help sorting out the situation street or sends you hate mail or HATE AND messages because of your , is the team is available to assist. In some that a or is physical injury instances, victims may directly notify BIAS required before it is considered a team members, staff, or members of the crime? If not sure, talk to us at 503- Human Rights and Relations Advisory ACTIVITY 540-2371. We can help you identify Commission. and advise what to do next. There are times when bias crime is  Follow through: We will stay in appropriately reported to the Salem touch with you throughout the Police Department. The Department In our effort to make Salem a investigation from start to finish. Our connects directly with staff to the Core safe, respectful and all- goal is to contact you within three Response Team. inclusive community, this business days of the initial report. We brochure is offered to assist will give you a direct number to call in Core Response Team with concerns of hate or bias case you need to talk about something Human Rights and Relations that might be worrying you or find out activity. how your case is going. Advisory Commission City of Salem Brought to you by the Core  Find help: With your consent, we 555 Liberty Street SE, Room 220 Response Team, a may be able to put you in touch with other support organizations that Salem, Oregon 97301 subcommittee of the City of understand your specific needs. For Phone: 503.540.2371 Salem Human Rights and example, the Crime Victims Fax: 503.588.6354 Relations Advisory Compensation Program may provide [email protected] Commission assistance in paying uncovered medical bills relevant to the crime.

Salem Police Department How do I know if I What is a hate crime? investigates reports of hate have been a victim of A hate crime occurs when one or bias crimes. person intentionally, hate or bias activity? knowingly, or recklessly subjects another to offensive

Hate or bias activity is defined as any physical contact, threatens or incident, violent or non-violent, that inflicts physical injury, or is perceived by the victim or any threatens or causes damage to other person to be biased due to: the property of another person because of their race, color, race, religion, color, sex, marital or familial status, national origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, No hate activity is too minor to disability, sexual orientation, gender gender identify or national report. We hear all incidents identify, or source of income. origin. A hate crime may also brought to our attention target a person’s family Besides a legally defined act of whether or not a crime has member. been committed. Hate activity , that you may report to in all its forms can affect the law enforcement, you may have What do I do if I think a whole community, in addition experienced hate or bias in other hate crime happened? to those involved. Even if you ways that you may report to the If you believe a crime occurred, you feel you do not need help, Commission. This may include: are encouraged to immediately call the Salem Police Department. If the please remember by reporting * Offensive language, actions or crime is in progress and there is a such incidents, you are helping symbols, direct threat to life or property, others who are facing or who *Written or verbal threats, immediately call 911. If the crime may have faced similar occurred in the past, call the non- * , situations. Your experience emergency line at 503.588.6123. helps shape our educational *Abusive phone calls, emails, or and training programs. messages