2012
Is policing reported to be adequate in terms of combating racist violence/hate crime effectively?
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Austria
No.
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Bulgaria
No.
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Cyprus
No. There are Equality body reports criticising the police for failing to recognise racist motive, for reluctance to investigate allegations of racist motive and for failing to keep adequate records of racist crime.
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Denmark
No.
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Finland
There is no up-to-date reports on this issue available from authoritative sources.
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France
The police is not always adequate in terms of combating racist violence/hate crime effectively.
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Germany
No.
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Greece
No
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Hungary
No. No specific reports are avialble.
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Ireland
A ‘Garda Human Rights Audit’ was conducted in 2004. “They found that Gardai are accused of regularly failing to help members of black communities who report crimes or who ask for help, and of making "continual" car stops and passport checks against them. While immigration officers "tend to think all Nigerians had several passports and assume fraud is taking place".”
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Italy
no
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Poland
It happens that the police is not adequate in terms of combating racist violence/hate crime effectively.
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Portugal
There is no assessment on the adequacy of policing in terms of combating racist violence and hate crime effectively.
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Romania
No thorough evaluation could be found in this regard.
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Slovenia
There are reports showing that policing is not adequate in terms of combating racist violence/hate crime effectively.
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Spain
No.
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Sweden
No, although in some cities such as Stockholm, the police has established a Hate crime Unit, established to combate hate crimes. These interventions are not nation-wide and there is lack of resources still in combating racial hate crimes and violence.