Police response to disability hate crime 'patchy and inconsistent' says Mencap report
Launching a three-year campaign to ensure that disability hate crime is treated as seriously as crimes like racism and homophobia, Mencap has also released a new research report,
Don't Stand By.
As part of Learning Disability Week running from 20-26 June, the report highlights police failures to conduct thorough investigations of crimes against people with learning disabilities -
download it here - and kick starts the campaign Stand By Me which aims to get this serious and disturbing issue the focus it deserves.
Read the
Guardian's coverage of the campaign launch (including a case study from Keith Shortman, a Camden Society Trustee) and find out more about Mencap's aims for improvements in policing disability hate crime. You can also visit
Mencap's campaigns site to learn more about getting involved and to download a
Don't Stand By campaign pack.