Bias incident means a person’s hostile expression of animus toward another person, relating to the other person’s perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, of which criminal investigation or prosecution is impossible or inappropriate. Bias incidents may include derogatory language or behavior directed at or about any of the preceding demographic groups.
Bias incident means any act, including conduct or speech, directed at or which occurs to a person or property because of actual or perceived race, religion, ethnicity, disability, gender, or sexual orientation. A bias incident may or may not be a criminal act.
Bias incident is utilized in the 2000 Attorney General’s Guidelines on Bias Incident Investigation Standards and in the training of law enforcement officers. The term “bias related act” is utilized in N.J.A.C. 6A:16-6.3(e) and includes two categories that the 2000 Guidelines does not – gender and disability. It is the intention to update these Guidelines to bring it in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:16-6.3(e). Law enforcement are currently trained utilizing the term “bias incident” but with the inclusion of gender and disability.
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Definitions Bias incident is defined as a pejorative act or expression that a reasonable person would conclude is directed at and/or impacts a member or group based on but not limited to those characteristics outlined above.
Bias incident reports will be reviewed by the Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT) and the Assistant Vice President of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Bias incident: behavior by any mode that insults, degrades or stereotypes any race, gender, sexual orientation,handicap, ethnic group, or religion9.
Bias incident data will be used to develop community educational and outreach programs.
Bias incident investigations shall be conducted in a timely fashion using all appropriate resources to rapidly determine the facts and circumstances surrounding each incident.
More Definitions of Bias incident
Bias incident means any suspected or confirmed act which is directed against or occurs to a person, private property, or public property on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation or ethnicity. An act is bias-based and thus constitutes a bias incident for the purposes of this Memorandum of Agreement if the motive for the commission of the act is racial, religious, ethnic or pertains to sexual orientation. A bias incident need not involve an act which constitutes an offense.
Bias incident means a person’s hostile expression of animus toward another person, relating to the other person’s perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, of which criminal investigation or prosecution is impossible or inappropriate.
Bias incident means a person’s hostile expression of animus toward another person, relating to the other person’s perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, of which criminal
Bias incident means a person’s hostile expression of animus toward another person, relating to the other person’s perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, of which criminal investigation or prosecution is impossible or inappropriate.1 The district strictly prohibits bias incidents at all times.
Bias incident means a person's hostile expression of animus toward another person, relating to the other person's actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or mental, physical, or sensory disability. A bias incident is deemed to be non-criminal in nature.
Bias incident means a person’s hostile expression of animus toward another person, relating to the other person’s perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orien- tation, disability or national origin, of which criminal investigation or prosecution is impos- sible or inappropriate. “Bias incident” does not include any incident in which probable cause of the commission of a crime is established by the investigating law enforcement officer.
Bias incident means a person’s hostile expression of animus toward another person, relating to the other person’s perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, of which criminal investigation or prosecution is impossible or inappropriate. Bias incidents may include derogatory language or behavior. The district prohibits the use or display of any symbols of hate on school property, or in an education program except where used in teaching curriculum that is aligned with state standards of education for public schools.