Hate Group Monitoring

The first step in countering hate activity is learning about hate groups. The following are some sources for learning how to monitor their activities.

Coalition for Human Dignity

P.O. Box 40344

Portland, OR 97240

FAIR (Fairness & Advocacy in Reporting) 175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2245

New York, NY 10010

(212) 633-7600

Publishers of EXTRA!

This is a bi-monthly magazine offering well documented criticism to correct media bias and imbalance.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting Section

409 7th Street NW, Suite 4

Washington, DC 20004

(202) 324-5015

Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting Program Law Enforcement Support Section

Criminal Justice Information Services Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation/GRB Washington, DC 20535

(202) 324-2614

Freedom of Information

FOI-PA Section, Room 6296

J. Edgar Hoover Building

Washington, DC 20530

(202) 514-4209

Freedom of Information

Civil Rights Division

Department of Justice

FOI-PA Branch, Room 7339

Washington, DC 20530

(202) 514-4209

Hotline for FOIA problems

(202) 466-6312.

North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence

PO Box 240

Durham, NC 27702

(919) 688-5965

PrairieFire Rural Action, Inc.

550 Eleventh Street

Des Moines, IA 50309

(515) 244-5671

The Reporters' Committee on Freedom of the Press

800 18th St NW, Suite 300

Washington, DC

Searchlight Magazine

37 B New Cavendish

London WlM8JR England

This monthly, English-language magazine provides the most authoritative information on neo-Nazi activities throughout Europe.

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)

4201 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20008

202/244-2990

202/244-3196 (fax)

A nonsectarian, nonpartisan service organization committed to defending the rights and promoting the heritage of Arab-Americans. ADC offers advocacy in cases of defamation, legal action in cases of discrimination, and counseling in matters of immigration. ADC has published a series of reports on anti-Arab hate crimes.

American Citizens for Justice, Inc.

15777 W. Ten Mile Road, Suite 108

Southfield, MI 48075

313/557-2772

Seeks to eradicate racism, harassment, and discrimination against Asian Pacific Americans and other minority and ethnic groups through legal consultation, monitoring anti-Asian violence, advocacy, community education, and the Vincent Chin Justice scholarship.

American Jewish Committee (AJC)

1156 15th Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20005

202/265-2000

202/785-4115 (fax)

Created to protect the rights of Jews the world over and to combat bigotry and anti-Semitism. The AJC has published Skinheads: Who They Are s What to Do When They Come to Town and Bigotry on Campus: A Planned Response.

American Psychological Association

750 First Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20002-4242

202/336-6062

202/336-6063 (fax)

The nation's largest organization of psychologists in both academic and service delivery settings. Psychologists are an important resource for information about the biases which motivate hate crimes. Assistance and services to individuals suffering the adverse mental health consequences of prejudice and hate motivated violence are also offered by psychologists. Skilled psychologists also conduct law enforcement training focusing on understanding the causes and effects of hate-related criminal behavior.

Anti-Defamation League

823 United Nations Plaza

New York, NY 10017

212/490-2525

212/867-0779 (fax)

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is a human relations organization with 31 regional offices across the country. ADL is dedicated to promoting intergroup cooperation and interfaith understanding. Over the past decade, ADL has become a leading resource in crafting responses to hate violence, including model hate crime legislation, a 17-minute hate crime training video, a handbook of existing hate crime policies and procedures at both large and small police departments, and a general human relations training program for law enforcement designed to examine the impact of discrimination, while promoting better cultural awareness and increased appreciation for diversity.

Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California (APALC)

1010 South Flower Street, Suite 302

Los Angeles, CA 90015-1428

213/748-2022

213/748-0679 (fax)

APALC is working with the city of Los Angeles to improve its response to crimes of hate violence. Through the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission, APALC has participated in the implementation of the Hate Violence Monitoring Resources Order of the Los Angeles Police Department. The program will streamline the tracking of hate violence and will train of officers who will be assigned to investigate and properly follow up on hate violence cases.

Cambodian Network Council

713 D Street, SE

Washington, D.C. 20003

202/546-9144

202/546-9147 (fax)

Organized to serve and educate refugees on their rights in America. Educational programs, refugee funding, and community empowerment are its basic functions; some of the Council's affiliates do address hate crimes.

Center for Democratic Renewal

P.O. Box 50469

Atlanta, GA 30302

404/221-0025

The Center for Democratic Renewal (CDR) is a national clearinghouse of information on the white supremacist movement. CDR provides training to law enforcement agencies, schools, churches, and community organizations. Over 40 publications are available, including the resource manual, "When Hate Groups Come to Town," and the bimonthly newsletter, "The Monitor."

Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAV)

191 East 3rd Street

New York, NY 10009

212/473-6485

212/473-5569 (fax)

Founded in 1986 to organize Asian communities in the New York City area to combat racist violence. Through community education and organizing efforts, CAAAV strives to develop leadership within the Asian communities to speak out and effect change in public policies.

Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)

1765 Sutter Street

San Francisco, CA 94115

415/921-5225

415/931-4671 (fax)

A national nonprofit, educational, human and civil rights organization representing Americans of Japanese ancestry. JACL is headquartered in San Francisco and has 113 chapters, 5 regional offices, and an advocacy office in Washington, D.C. JACL monitors incidents of anti-Asian violence, provides assistance in specific cases, offers a handbook on responding to anti-Asian violence, and participates in seminars on hate crimes.

Justice Research and Statistics Association

(formerly the Criminal Justice Statistics Association)

444 N. Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 445

Washington, D.C. 20001

202/624-8560

202/624-5269 (fax)

A national non-profit organization of state Statistical Analysis Center directors and other justice system professionals who use or conduct research to support public policy development. JRSA provides a clearinghouse of information on criminal justice issues and projects being carried out in the states, including hate crimes; training in the latest computer technology for records management, data analysis, and for forecasting criminal justice populations; and reports on the latest research being conducted by local, state, and Federal agencies.

Klanwatch

Southern Poverty Law Center

400 Washington Avenue

Montgomery, AL 36104

205/264-0286

205/264-0629 (fax)

Klanwatch, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, monitors hate crimes and hate groups throughout the nation. Klanwatch publishes "The Intelligence Report," a bimonthly review of hate crimes and activities of white supremacist groups for law enforcement officials, and provides training for law enforcement agencies and seminars for community organizations.

Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission

320 West Temple, Room 184

Los Angeles, CA 90012

212/974-7611

212/687-4251 (fax)

The Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission is one of the oldest and largest Human Relations Commissions. The Commission addresses hate crimes by responding directly to them, disseminating information to law enforcement agencies, the media, community-based and governmental organizations, supporting efforts on hate crime reporting, and helping to produce a Hate Crime Victims' Rights video. Hate crimes are surveyed in Los Angeles county schools and hate crime statistics are gathered and combined into a yearly report to the Board of Supervisors.

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 920

Washington, D.C. 20005

202/628-4074

202 /393-4206 (fax)

A national civil rights organization founded in 1968 to promote and protect civil rights, and specifically, to conduct litigation and advocacy work on behalf of Hispanic Americans. MALDEF primarily focuses on Hispanic immigration issues. National headquarters are located in Los Angeles; regional offices are in Ran Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

4805 Mount Hope Drive

Baltimore, MD 21215

410/358-8900

410/ 764-7357 (fax)

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed in 1909 in New York City. The Association has grown to over 2,200 chapters nationwide, including branches in Germany and Japan, and has over 500,000 members. The principal objective of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of minority group citizens among the citizens of the United States. The NAACP is committed to achievement through non-violence and relies upon the press, the petition, the ballot. and the courts.

National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ)

71 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10003

212/807-8440

212/727-0166 (fax)

That National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ) was founded in 1927 to combat racism and religious bigotry, to improve communications between different American communities, and to "build bridges of mutual respect." NCCJ uses a combination of methods to achieve its goals including: education, leadership, professional intervention with trained human relations specialists, group meetings, and group dialogues.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGTLF)

1734 14th Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20009-4309

202/332-6483

202 /332-0207

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGTLF) is a civil rights organization dedicated to building a movement to promote freedom and full equality for all lesbians and gay men. Its Anti-Violence Project was initiated in to promote an appropriate official response to anti-gay violence, improve the treatment of lesbians and gay men by the criminal justice system, and assist local communities in organizing against prejudice and violence. NGTLF reports annually on antigay/lesbian violence, victimization, and defamation.

National Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Forum

220 I Street, N.E., Suite 220

Washington, DC 20002

202/544-0004

202/544-1905 (fax)

The Forum is a membership organization which focuses on immigration policy and coordinates appeals to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Membership includes ethnic members, labor unions, state and local governmental agencies, ad local coalitions. The Forum recently created a Task Force on Race and Ethnic Relations.

National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives

908 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E.

Washington, DC 20003

202/546-8811

202 /544-8351 (fax)

The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives provides training for law enforcement executives to improve their response to bias violence, conducts research on law enforcement practices and policies, and works with other victim assistance organizations.

National Urban League

1111 14th Street, N.W., Suite 600

Washington, DC 20005

202/989-1604

The National Urban League is a nonprofit, nonpartisan community-based agency headquartered in New York City with 113 affiliates in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Its Research Department, located in Washington, D.C., recently conducted a study entitled "Interracial Violence and Community Conflict: A Study in Symbolic and Competitive Racism." This study had the main objective of analyzing the interrelationships among socio economic and demographic characteristics and the incidence of interracial violence and conflict.

Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA)

1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 707

Washington, D.C. 20036

202/ 223-5500

202/296-0540 (fax)

A national nonprofit, nonpartisan civic organization advocating for the welfare of Chinese Americans. OCA has an internal task force on anti-Asian violence. It monitors court cases and is involved with specific cases by acting as legal counsel and providing financial resources. OCA materials include a quarterly newsletter, which offers updates on cases, and a new major publication on hate crimes.

People For the American Way (People For)

2000 M Street, N.W., Suite 400

Washington, D.C. 20036

202/467-4999

202/293-2672 (fax)

A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the defense of constitutional liberties. Through its work on hate crimes censorship and civil rights, People For works to combat intolerance in America. Publications include Hate in the Ivory Tower, report on hate crimes and incidents on college campuses, and Democracy's Next Generation II on youth attitudes and race.

Police Executive Research Forum

2300 M Street, N.W., Suite 910

Washington, DC 20037

202/466-7820

202-466-7826 (fax)

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is a national association of progressive police executives from large- and medium-sized jurisdictions dedicated to improving police services. PERF has been a leading law enforcement advocate of hate crime data collection since 1987, when it became one of the first national police associations to endorse the Hate Crime Statistics Act. In an effort to help promote understanding and reduce tensions between persons of different races, religions, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, PERF offers a cultural differences training curriculum for law enforcement officials.

VICTIM ASSISTANCE

Federal

United States Department of Justice

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

633 Indiana Avenue

Washington, DC 20531

(202) 307 5983

National Victim Center

2111 Wilson Blvd.

Suite 300

Arlington, VA 22201

(703) 276-2880

National Victims Resource Center

1600 Research Blvd.

Department F

Rockville, MD 20850

(800) 627-6872

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

P.O. Box 34103

Washington D.C.

(202) 638-6388

National Association Against Sexual Assault

c/o Rape Crisis Center of W. Contra Costa

2000 Vale Road

San Pablo, CA

(415) 236-7273

COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Regional Offices and States Within Each Region

Region I-New England
99 Summer Street, Suite 1820
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 424-5715
(617) 424-5727 (fax)

Servicing: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT

Region II-Northeast
26 Federal Plaza, Room 3402
New York, NY 10278
(212) 264-0700
(212) 264-2143 (fax)

Servicing: NJ, NY, PR, VI

Region III-Mid-Atlantic
2nd and Chestnut Streets, Room 309
Philadelphia PA 19106
(215) 597-2344
(215) 597-9148 (fax)

Servicing: DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV

Region IV-Southeast
75 Piedmont Avenue, N.E., Room 900
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 331-6883
(404) 331-4471 (fax)

Servicing: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

Region V-Midwest
55 West Monroe Street, Suite 420
Chicago, IL 6060,
(312) 353-4391
(312) 353-4390 (fax)

Servicing: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI

Region VI-Southwest
1420 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 250
Dallas, TX 75247
(214) 655-8175
(214) 655-8184 (fax)

Servicing: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX

Region VII-Central
911 Walnut Street, Room 2411
Kansas City, MO 64104
(816) 426-2022
(816) 426-7512 (fax)

Servicing: IA, KS, MO, NE

Region VIII-Rocky Mountain
1244 Speer Blvd., Room 650
Denver, CO 80204-3584
(303) 844-2973
(303) 844-2907 (fax)

Servicing: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY

Region IX-Western
211 Main Street, Room 1040
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 744-6565
(415) 744-6590 (fax)

Servicing: AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV

Region X-Northwest
915 Second Avenue, Room 1898
Seattle, WA 98174
(206) 220-6700
(206) 220-6706 (fax)

Servicing: AK, ID, OR, WA

Field Offices

Miami Field Office Region IV
Room 424
51 SW First Avenue
Miami, FL 33130
(305) 536-5206
(305) 536-7363 (fax)

Detroit Field Office Region V
231 W. Lafayette Blvd., Room 608
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 226-4010
(313) 226-2568 (fax)

Houston Field Office-Region VI
515 Rusk Avenue, Room 12605
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 229-2861
(713) 229-4862 (fax)

Headquarters Office
600 E Street
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 305-2935

VICTIM AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS

A number of organizations assist hate crime victims and help local communities develop appropriate responses.

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
4201 Connecticut Ave., N.W., #500 Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 244-2990


American Jewish Committee
165 E. 56th Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 751-4000

Check local listing for a state or regional office.

Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
823 United Nations Plaza, #1100
New York, NY 10017

Check local listing for a state or regional office.

Asian Law Caucus
468 Bush St., 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 391-1655

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force 1734 14th Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20009-4309
202) 332-6483

Hetrick-Martin Institute
401 West Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 633-8920

Coalition for Human Dignity
P. O. Box 40344
Portland, OR 97240
(503) 227-5033

Center for Constitutional Rights
666 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(212) 614-6464

Freedom of Information

Chief J. Kevin O'Brien

F.B.I. (Attn: FOI-PA Section)
9th and Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, D.C. 20535

Klanwatch

Southern Poverty Law Center
400 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
(205) 264-0286

Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc.
666 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(212) 995-8585

Montana Human Rights Network
P. O. Box 9184
Helena MT 59604
(406) 442-5506

NAACP
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 358-8900

National Urban League
1111 14th Street, N.W., 6th floor Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 898-1604

North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence
P.O. Box 240
Durham, NC 27702
(919) 688-5965

Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment
P. O. 16776
Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 233-9136

People Against Racist Terror (P.A.R.T.) P.O. Box 1990
Burbank, CA 91507
(213) 461-3127

Romani-Jewish Alliance
Box 325
Cashmere, WA 98815
(509) 782-4710

The Women's Project
2224 Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72206
(501) 372-5113

LEGAL RESOURCES

Federal

United States Department of Justice

Office of the Assistant Attorney General

Civil Rights Division
Room 5643
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 65808
Washington, D.C. 20035-5808
(202) 514-2151

This division is responsible for enforcing Federal civil rights laws which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color religion or national origin in the areas of voting, education employment and housing, in the use of public facilities and public accommodations, and in the administration of federally assisted programs.

The Civil Rights Division also has the obligation to enforce specific criminal statutes including those concerning willful deprivation of constitutional rights while acting under color of law through conspiracy and violent interference with federally protected activities.

National

National District Attorney's Association
99 Canal Center Plaza
Suite 510
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 549-9222

State

National Association of Attorneys General

Alabama

Attorney General of Alabama

Office of the Attorney General
State House
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130
(205) 242-7300

Alaska

Attorney General of Alaska

Office of the Attorney General
State Capitol
P.O. Box 110300
Juneau, AK 99811-0300
(907) 465-3600

American Samoa

Attorney General of American Samoa

Office of the Attorney General

American Samoa Government
P.O. Box 7
Pago Pago, AS 96799
(684)633-4163

Arizona

Attorney General of Arizona

Office of the Attorney General

1275 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-4266

Arkansas

Attorney General of Arkansas

Office of the Attorney General
200 Tower Building
323 Center Street
Little Rock, AR 72201-2610

California

Attorney General of California

Office of the Attorney General
Suite 511
1515 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 324-5437

Office of the Attorney General
888 S. Figuerora Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 894-2941

Colorado

Attorney General of Colorado

Office of the Attorney General
Department of Law
1525 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-3611

Connecticut

Attorney General of Connecticut

Office of the Attorney General

55 Elm Street

Hartford, CT 06106

(203) 566-2026

Delaware

Attorney General of Delaware

Office of the Attorney General

8th Floor

820 North French Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(302) 577-3838

District of Columbia

Corporation Counsel of D.C.

Office of the Corporation Counsel

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004

(202) 727-6248

Florida

Attorney General of Florida

Office of the Attorney General

Department of Legal Affairs

The Capitol

PL 01

Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050

(904) 487-1963

Georgia

Attorney General of Georgia

Office of the Attorney General

Department of Law

132 State Judicial Building

Atlanta, GA 30334

(404) 656-4585

Guam

Attorney General of Guam

Office of the Attorney General

Department of Law

Judicial Center Building

Suite 2-200E

120 West O'Brien Drive

Agana, GU 96910

(671) 475-3324

Hawaii

Attorney General of Hawaii

Office of the Attorney General

425 Queen Street

Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 586-1282

Idaho

Attorney General of Idaho

Office of the Attorney General

State House

Boise, ID 83720

(208) 334 2400

Illinois

Attorney General of Illinois

Office of the Attorney General

State of Illinois Center

12th Floor

100 West Randolph Street

Chicago, IL 60601

(312) 814-3000

Indiana

Attorney General of Indiana

Office of the Attorney General

219 State House

Indianapolis, IN 46204

(317) 232-6201

Iowa

Attorney General of Iowa

Office of the Attorney General

Hoover State Office Building

Second Floor

Des Moines, IA 50319

(515) 281-5164

Kansas

Attorney General of Kansas

Office of the Attorney General

Judicial Center

Second Floor

Topeka, KS 66612-1597

(913) 296-2215

Kentucky

Attorney General of Kentucky

Office of the Attorney General

State Capitol

Room 116

Frankfort, KY 40601

(502) 564-7600

Louisiana

Attorney General of Louisiana

Office of the Attorney General

Department of Justice

P.O. Box 94005

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005

(504) 342-7013

Maine

Attorney General of Maine

Office of the Attorney General

State House

Augusta, ME 04330

(207) 626-8800

Maryland

Attorney General of Maryland

Office of the Attorney General

300 Saint Paul Place

Baltimore, MD 21202

(410) 576-6300

Massachusetts

Attorney General of Massachusetts

Office of the Attorney General

One Ashburton Place

Boston, MA 02108-1698

(617) 727-22000

Resources

Michigan

Attorney General of Michigan

Office of the Attorney General

Law Building

525 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30212

Lansing, MI 48909

(517) 373-1110

Minnesota

Attorney General of Minnesota

Office of the Attorney General

102 State Capitol

St. Paul, MN 55155

(612) 296-6146

Mississippi

Attorney General of Mississippi

Office of the Attorney General

Department of Justice

Carroll Gartin Justice Building

P.O. Box 220

Jackson, MS 39205

(601) 359-3680

Missouri

Attorney General of Missouri

Office of the Attorney General

Supreme Court Building

101 High Street, P.O. Box 899

Jefferson City, MO 65102

(314) 751 3321

Montana

Attorney General of Montana

Office of the Attorney General

Justice Building, 3rd Floor

215 North Sanders

Helena, MT 59620-1401

(406) 444-2026

N. Mariana Islands

Attorney General of N. Mariana Islands

Office of the Attorney General

Commonwealth-of the Northern

Mariana Islands

Saipan, MP 96950

(670) 322-4311

Nebraska

Attorney General of Nebraska

Office of the Attorney General

State Capitol

P.O. Box 98920

Lincoln, NE 68509

(402) 471-2682

Nevada

Attorney General of Nevada

Office of the Attorney General

Heroes Memorial Building Capitol Complex Carson City, NV 89710

(702) 687-4170

New Hampshire

Attorney General of New Hampshire

Office of the Attorney General

State House Annex, Suite 208

25 Capitol Street

Concord, NH 03301-6397

(603) 271-3658

New Jersey

Attorney General of New Jersey

Office of the Attorney General

Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex

25 Market Street, CN080

Trenton, NJ 08625

(609) 292-4925

New Mexico

Attorney General of New Mexico

Office of the Attorney General

Bataan Memorial Building

Galisteo Street

P.O. Drawer 1508

Santa Fe, NM 87504-1508

(505) 827-6000

New York

Attorney General of New York

Office of the Attorney General

25th Floor

120 Broadway

New York, NY 10271

(212) 416-8519

North Carolina

Attorney General of North Carolina

Office of the Attorney General

Department of Justice

Post Office Box 629

2 East Morgan Street

Raleigh, NC 27602-0629

(919) 733 3377

North Dakota

Attorney General of North Dakota

Office of the Attorney General

State Capitol

600 East Boulevard Avenue

Bismarck, ND 58505

(701) 224-2210

Ohio

Attorney General of Ohio

Office of the Attorney General

State Office Tower

30 East Broad Street

Columbus, OH 43266-0410

(614) 466-3376

Oklahoma

Office of the Attorney General

State Capitol

2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Room 112

Oklahoma City, OK 73105

(405) 521-3921

Oregon

Attorney General of Oregon

Office of the Attorney General

100 Justice Building

Salem, OR 97310

(503) 378-6002

Pennsylvania

Office of the Attorney General

16th Floor

Strawberry Square

Harrisburg, PA 17120

(717) 787-3391

Puerto Rico

Office of the Attorney General

Department of Justice

P.O. Box 192

San Juan, PR 00902

(809) 721-7700

Rhode Island

Attorney General of Rhode Island

Office of the Attorney General

72 Pine Street

Providence, RI 02903

(401) 274-4440

South Carolina

Attorney General of South Carolina

Office of the Attorney General

Rembert C. Dennis Office Building

Post Office 11549

Columbia, SC 29205

(803) 734-3970

South Dakota

Attorney General of South Dakota

Office of the Attorney General

500 East Capitol

Pierre, SD 57501-5070

(605) 773-3215

Tennessee

Attorney General of Tennessee

Attention: Leigh Ann Apple

Office of the Attorney General

450 James Robertson Parkway

Nashville, TN 37243-0485

(615) 741-3491

Texas

Attorney General of Texas

Office of the Attorney General

Capitol Station

Post Office Box 12548

Austin, TX 78711-2548

(512) 463-2191

Utah

Attorney General of Utah

Office of the Attorney General

State Capitol

Room 236

Salt Lake City, UT 84114

(801) 538-1320

Vermont

Attorney General of Vermont

Office of the Attorney General

109 State Street

Montpelier VT 05609-1001

(802) 828-3171

Virgin Islands

Attorney General of the Virgin Islands

Office of the Attorney General

Department of Justice

G.E.R.S. Complex

2nd Floor

No. 48B-50C Kronprindsens Gade

St. Thomas, VI 00802

(809) 774-5666

Virginia

Attorney General of Virginia

Office of the Attorney General

5th Floor

101 North 8th Street

Richmond, VA 23219

(804) 786-2071

Washington

Attorney General of Washington

Office of the Attorney General

Highways-Licenses Building

P.O. Box 40100

Olympia, WA 98504-0100

(206) 753-6200

West Virginia

Attorney General of West Virginia

Office of the Attorney General

State Capitol

Charleston, WV 25305

(304) 558-2021

Wisconsin

Attorney General of Wisconsin

Office of the Attorney General

114 East State Capitol

P.O. Box 7857

Madison. WI 53707

(608) 266-1221

Wyoming

Attorney General of Wyoming

Office of the Attorney General

123 State Capitol

Cheyenne, WY 82002

(307) 777-7841LAW ENFORCEMENT

Federal

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Uniform Crime Reporting Program

Law Enforcement Support Section

Criminal Justice Information Services

Division Federal Bureau of Investigation/GRB

Washington, DC 20535

(202) 324-2614

Civil Rights and Special Inquiry Section

10th & Pennsylvania Ave. NW

1 B948

Washington, DC 20535

(202) 324 4272

National

National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives

908 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE

Washington, D.C. 20003

(202) 546-8811

(202) 544-8351 (fax)

Provides training for law enforcement executives to improve their response to bias violence, conducts research on law enforcement practices and policies, and works with other victim assistance organizations.

Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)

Suite 910

2300 M Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20037

(202) 466-7820

(202) 466-7826 (fax)

A national association of progressive police executives from large- and medium sized jurisdictions dedicated to improving police services. PERF has been a leading law enforcement advocate of hate crime data collection since 1987, when it became one of the first national police associations to endorse the Hate Crime Statistics Act. In an effort to help promote understanding and reduce tensions between persons of different races, religions, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, PERF offers a cultural differences training curriculum for law enforcement officials.

International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training

Darrell Hart, President

4491 Cerrillos Road

Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 827-9255

(505) 827-3449 (fax)

International Association of Chiefs of Police

515 North Washington Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 836-6767

[This information was adapted from "Sources of information for responding to hate crimes", Hate Crime Statistics, 1990 - A Resource Book, U.S. Department of Justice]

OTHER RESOURCES AND REFERRALS

Research

Jack McDevitt, Criminologist

Center for Applied Social Research

Northeastern University

(617) 373-5366

(617) 373-3310

Human Relations

Commissions

Community activists may need assistance from agencies which act as liaisons between private citizens and government. Contact the human relations commission in your area for assistance.

Resources for the Workplace

The growing presence of prejudice and violence in the workplace has caused many organizations to seek ways to respond. Listed below are some of those organizations.

AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department

815 16th St., NW.

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 637-5000

UAW Civil Rights Department

8000 East Jefferson Ave.

Detroit, MI 48214

(313) 926-5361

Federation for Industrial Retention and Renewal

3411 West Diversey, Suite 10

Chicago, IL 60647

(312) 252-7676

Southerners for Economic Justice

Box 240

Durham, NC 27702

(919) 683-1361

National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

310 8th St. Suite 307

Oakland, CA 94607

(415) 465-1984

Latino Rights Project/Proyecto Pro-Derechos Latinos

666 Broadway, Suite 625

New York, NY 10012

(212) 722-1645Miscellaneous Resources

American Civil Liberties Union

122 Maryland Ave. NE

Washington, DC 20002

(202) 675-2315

Equity Institute

6400 Hollis Street

Suite 15

Emeryville, CA 94608

(510) 658~4577

Native American Rights Fund

1506 Broadway

Boulder, CO 80302

(303) 447-8760

The Solidarity Foundation

310 W. 52nd St.

New York, NY 10019

(212) 765-9510

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