What is the Hate Crime Hub?
This Hub provides an online structured programme to support individuals to:
- Develop their knowledge on the topic of Hate Crime
- Increase their understanding of how Hate Crime can impact individuals
- Learn how to question and change attitudes and beliefs that underpin discriminatory behaviour.
How does it work?
Our programmes have been carefully designed to cater for all learning styles. We achieved this by including into our programmes:
- Audio bars for those with reading difficulties
- Visual content such as videos and diagrams
- Written instructions
- Case examples
- Reflective practice
What topics does it cover?
Our Hate Crime programme covers:
- Programme Goals, Understanding Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviour and Motivations Behind Hate Crime
- Exploring Victim impact in relation to Hate Crime
- Identifying Thinking Traps, Bias and Prejudice, increasing Perspective Taking
- What is Anger and Understanding My Anger
- Key Emotions-Shame
- Managing My Reaction-Strategies
- Recap, My Actions and Behaviour
- Peer influence and Belonging, Groupthink and Hate Crime
- The Role of the Media, Questioning the Media and Thinking about Difference
- Final Thoughts, Decision Tree and Returning to My Goals
Does this Hub offer any more support?
In addition to a structured programme outlined above, users can also access:
- 24 hours a day email support service
- Useful Videos
- Downloadable content including exercises and information.
How effective are the programmes?
RSMS are the only company that have tested CCBT based approaches with an offender population in England and the Isle of Man. To date our average results have been:
- 71% showed a positive change in pre and post questionnaire scoring (measuring change in thinking and attitudes)
- 78% of users would recommend it
- 73% of users report that they found it useful.
What happens when you finish the programme?
When the user finishes the programme, a post programme report measuring any changes is sent to the email address that has been provided. This will also include all the information input into the programme.