The Justice Department announced a new initiative aimed at combating hate crimes in the Western District of New York, where a white gunman shot and killed 10 people in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo earlier this year.
Community members pay respects at a "Memorial Garden" filled with flowers, photos and mementos outside the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York on July 14, 2022. Photo: John Normile via Getty Images
The Justice Department announced Thursday a new initiative aimed at to combating hate crimes in the Western District of New York, where a whiteThe United Against Hate initiative will "directly connect" federal, state and local law enforcement with marginalized communities in a bid to foster trust, strengthen coordination and encourage hate crime reporting.The DOJ is expected to expand 94 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices over the next year.
The new initiative will convene law enforcement agencies "with those communities that are most vulnerable to becoming victims of hate crimes or hate incidents, while at the same time holding those who commit these acts accountable for their behavior," Ross added. "The Justice Department is committed to marshaling all resources at its disposal to hold people who engage in unlawful acts of hate accountable," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who oversees the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division.
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