Bill Amendment: IL SB3552 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: POLICE TRAINING-HATE CRIMES
Status: 2024-05-31 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [SB3552 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB3552-Senate_Amendment_003.html
Bill Title: POLICE TRAINING-HATE CRIMES
Status: 2024-05-31 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [SB3552 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB3552-Senate_Amendment_003.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3552 | ||||||
2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3552, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
3 | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil | ||||||
6 | Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section | ||||||
7 | 2605-51 as follows:
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8 | (20 ILCS 2605/2605-51) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 2605-51. Division of the Academy and Training. | ||||||
10 | (a) The Division of the Academy and Training shall | ||||||
11 | exercise, but not be limited to, the following functions: | ||||||
12 | (1) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police | ||||||
13 | Training Academy. | ||||||
14 | (2) Train and prepare new officers for a career in law | ||||||
15 | enforcement, with innovative, quality training and | ||||||
16 | educational practices. |
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1 | (3) Offer continuing training and educational programs | ||||||
2 | for Illinois State Police employees. | ||||||
3 | (4) Oversee the Illinois State Police's recruitment | ||||||
4 | initiatives. | ||||||
5 | (5) Oversee and operate the Illinois State Police's | ||||||
6 | quartermaster. | ||||||
7 | (6) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in | ||||||
8 | Article 5, Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code | ||||||
9 | concerning testing and training officers on the detection | ||||||
10 | of impaired driving. | ||||||
11 | (7) Duties assigned to the Illinois State Police in | ||||||
12 | Article 108B of the Code of Criminal Procedure. | ||||||
13 | (a-5) Successful completion of the Illinois State Police | ||||||
14 | Academy satisfies the minimum standards pursuant to | ||||||
15 | subsections (a), (b), and (d) of Section 7 of the Illinois | ||||||
16 | Police Training Act and exempts State police officers from the | ||||||
17 | Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board's State | ||||||
18 | Comprehensive Examination and Equivalency Examination. | ||||||
19 | Satisfactory completion shall be evidenced by a commission or | ||||||
20 | certificate issued to the officer. | ||||||
21 | (b) The Division of the Academy and Training shall | ||||||
22 | exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested in the former | ||||||
23 | Division of State Troopers by Section 17 of the Illinois State | ||||||
24 | Police Act. | ||||||
25 | (c) Specialized training. | ||||||
26 | (1) Training; cultural diversity. The Division of the |
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1 | Academy and Training shall provide training and continuing | ||||||
2 | education to State police officers concerning cultural | ||||||
3 | diversity, including sensitivity toward racial and ethnic | ||||||
4 | differences. This training and continuing education shall | ||||||
5 | include, but not be limited to, an emphasis on the fact | ||||||
6 | that the primary purpose of enforcement of the Illinois | ||||||
7 | Vehicle Code is safety and equal and uniform enforcement | ||||||
8 | under the law. | ||||||
9 | (2) Training; death and homicide investigations. The | ||||||
10 | Division of the Academy and Training shall provide | ||||||
11 | training in death and homicide investigation for State | ||||||
12 | police officers. Only State police officers who | ||||||
13 | successfully complete the training may be assigned as lead | ||||||
14 | investigators in death and homicide investigations. | ||||||
15 | Satisfactory completion of the training shall be evidenced | ||||||
16 | by a certificate issued to the officer by the Division of | ||||||
17 | the Academy and Training. The Director shall develop a | ||||||
18 | process for waiver applications for officers whose prior | ||||||
19 | training and experience as homicide investigators may | ||||||
20 | qualify them for a waiver. The Director may issue a | ||||||
21 | waiver, at his or her discretion, based solely on the | ||||||
22 | prior training and experience of an officer as a homicide | ||||||
23 | investigator. | ||||||
24 | (A) The Division shall require all homicide | ||||||
25 | investigator training to include instruction on | ||||||
26 | victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation. This |
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1 | training must be implemented by July 1, 2023. | ||||||
2 | (B) The Division shall cooperate with the Division | ||||||
3 | of Criminal Investigation to develop a model | ||||||
4 | curriculum on victim-centered, trauma-informed | ||||||
5 | investigation. This curriculum must be implemented by | ||||||
6 | July 1, 2023. | ||||||
7 | (3) Training; police dog training standards. All | ||||||
8 | police dogs used by the Illinois State Police for drug | ||||||
9 | enforcement purposes pursuant to the Cannabis Control Act, | ||||||
10 | the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the | ||||||
11 | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall | ||||||
12 | be trained by programs that meet the certification | ||||||
13 | requirements set by the Director or the Director's | ||||||
14 | designee. Satisfactory completion of the training shall be | ||||||
15 | evidenced by a certificate issued by the Division of the | ||||||
16 | Academy and Training. | ||||||
17 | (4) Training; post-traumatic stress disorder. The | ||||||
18 | Division of the Academy and Training shall conduct or | ||||||
19 | approve a training program in post-traumatic stress | ||||||
20 | disorder for State police officers. The purpose of that | ||||||
21 | training shall be to equip State police officers to | ||||||
22 | identify the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder | ||||||
23 | and to respond appropriately to individuals exhibiting | ||||||
24 | those symptoms. | ||||||
25 | (5) Training; opioid antagonists. The Division of the | ||||||
26 | Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training |
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1 | program for State police officers in the administration of | ||||||
2 | opioid antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of | ||||||
3 | subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use | ||||||
4 | Disorder Act that is in accordance with that Section. As | ||||||
5 | used in this Section, "State police officers" includes | ||||||
6 | full-time or part-time State police officers, | ||||||
7 | investigators, and any other employee of the Illinois | ||||||
8 | State Police exercising the powers of a peace officer. | ||||||
9 | (6) Training; sexual assault and sexual abuse. | ||||||
10 | (A) Every 3 years, the Division of the Academy and | ||||||
11 | Training shall present in-service training on sexual | ||||||
12 | assault and sexual abuse response and report writing | ||||||
13 | training requirements, including, but not limited to, | ||||||
14 | the following: | ||||||
15 | (i) recognizing the symptoms of trauma; | ||||||
16 | (ii) understanding the role trauma has played | ||||||
17 | in a victim's life; | ||||||
18 | (iii) responding to the needs and concerns of | ||||||
19 | a victim; | ||||||
20 | (iv) delivering services in a compassionate, | ||||||
21 | sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner; | ||||||
22 | (v) interviewing techniques in accordance with | ||||||
23 | the curriculum standards in this paragraph (6); | ||||||
24 | (vi) understanding cultural perceptions and | ||||||
25 | common myths of sexual assault and sexual abuse; | ||||||
26 | and |
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1 | (vii) report writing techniques in accordance | ||||||
2 | with the curriculum standards in this paragraph | ||||||
3 | (6). | ||||||
4 | (B) This training must also be presented in all | ||||||
5 | full and part-time basic law enforcement academies. | ||||||
6 | (C) Instructors providing this training shall have | ||||||
7 | successfully completed training on evidence-based, | ||||||
8 | trauma-informed, victim-centered responses to cases of | ||||||
9 | sexual assault and sexual abuse and have experience | ||||||
10 | responding to sexual assault and sexual abuse cases. | ||||||
11 | (D) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules, | ||||||
12 | in consultation with the Office of the Attorney | ||||||
13 | General and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training | ||||||
14 | Standards Board, to determine the specific training | ||||||
15 | requirements for these courses, including, but not | ||||||
16 | limited to, the following: | ||||||
17 | (i) evidence-based curriculum standards for | ||||||
18 | report writing and immediate response to sexual | ||||||
19 | assault and sexual abuse, including | ||||||
20 | trauma-informed, victim-centered interview | ||||||
21 | techniques, which have been demonstrated to | ||||||
22 | minimize retraumatization, for all State police | ||||||
23 | officers; and | ||||||
24 | (ii) evidence-based curriculum standards for | ||||||
25 | trauma-informed, victim-centered investigation | ||||||
26 | and interviewing techniques, which have been |
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1 | demonstrated to minimize retraumatization, for | ||||||
2 | cases of sexual assault and sexual abuse for all | ||||||
3 | State police officers who conduct sexual assault | ||||||
4 | and sexual abuse investigations. | ||||||
5 | (7) Training; human trafficking. The Division of the | ||||||
6 | Academy and Training shall conduct or approve a training | ||||||
7 | program in the detection and investigation of all forms of | ||||||
8 | human trafficking, including, but not limited to, | ||||||
9 | involuntary servitude under subsection (b) of Section 10-9 | ||||||
10 | of the Criminal Code of 2012, involuntary sexual servitude | ||||||
11 | of a minor under subsection (c) of Section 10-9 of the | ||||||
12 | Criminal Code of 2012, and trafficking in persons under | ||||||
13 | subsection (d) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of | ||||||
14 | 2012. This program shall be made available to all cadets | ||||||
15 | and State police officers. | ||||||
16 | (8) Training; hate crimes. The Division of the Academy | ||||||
17 | and Training shall provide training for State police | ||||||
18 | officers in identifying, responding to, and reporting all | ||||||
19 | hate crimes , as defined in Section 12-7.1 of the Criminal | ||||||
20 | Code of 2012. The training curriculum may include material | ||||||
21 | to help officers distinguish hate crimes from other | ||||||
22 | crimes, to help officers in understanding and assisting | ||||||
23 | victims of hate crimes, and to ensure that hate crimes | ||||||
24 | will be accurately reported. The Illinois State Police | ||||||
25 | shall review the training curriculum biennially and may | ||||||
26 | consult with the Commission on Discrimination and Hate |
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1 | Crimes to update the training curriculum as needed . | ||||||
2 | (d) The Division of the Academy and Training shall | ||||||
3 | administer and conduct a program consistent with 18 U.S.C. | ||||||
4 | 926B and 926C for qualified active and retired Illinois State | ||||||
5 | Police officers. | ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-756, eff. 5-10-22; | ||||||
7 | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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8 | Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | ||||||
9 | changing Section 7 and by adding Section 10.25 as follows:
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10 | (50 ILCS 705/7) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall | ||||||
12 | adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall | ||||||
13 | include, but not be limited to, the following: | ||||||
14 | a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement | ||||||
15 | officers which shall be offered by all certified schools | ||||||
16 | shall include, but not be limited to, courses of | ||||||
17 | procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics, | ||||||
18 | search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil | ||||||
19 | rights, human rights, human relations, cultural | ||||||
20 | competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic | ||||||
21 | sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure, | ||||||
22 | constitutional and proper use of law enforcement | ||||||
23 | authority, crisis intervention training, vehicle and | ||||||
24 | traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory |
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1 | enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control | ||||||
2 | and crash investigation, techniques of obtaining physical | ||||||
3 | evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms | ||||||
4 | training, training in the use of electronic control | ||||||
5 | devices, including the psychological and physiological | ||||||
6 | effects of the use of those devices on humans, first-aid | ||||||
7 | (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), training in the | ||||||
8 | administration of opioid antagonists as defined in | ||||||
9 | paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the | ||||||
10 | Substance Use Disorder Act, handling of juvenile | ||||||
11 | offenders, recognition of mental conditions and crises, | ||||||
12 | including, but not limited to, the disease of addiction, | ||||||
13 | which require immediate assistance and response and | ||||||
14 | methods to safeguard and provide assistance to a person in | ||||||
15 | need of mental treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect, | ||||||
16 | financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with | ||||||
17 | disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of | ||||||
18 | the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the | ||||||
19 | elderly, hate crimes and crimes motivated by bias, law of | ||||||
20 | evidence, the hazards of high-speed police vehicle chases | ||||||
21 | with an emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed chase, | ||||||
22 | and physical training. The curriculum shall include | ||||||
23 | specific training in techniques for immediate response to | ||||||
24 | and investigation of cases of domestic violence and of | ||||||
25 | sexual assault of adults and children, including cultural | ||||||
26 | perceptions and common myths of sexual assault and sexual |
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1 | abuse as well as interview techniques that are age | ||||||
2 | sensitive and are trauma informed, victim centered, and | ||||||
3 | victim sensitive. The curriculum shall include training in | ||||||
4 | techniques designed to promote effective communication at | ||||||
5 | the initial contact with crime victims and ways to | ||||||
6 | comprehensively explain to victims and witnesses their | ||||||
7 | rights under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act | ||||||
8 | and the Crime Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum | ||||||
9 | shall also include training in effective recognition of | ||||||
10 | and responses to stress, trauma, and post-traumatic stress | ||||||
11 | experienced by law enforcement officers that is consistent | ||||||
12 | with Section 25 of the Illinois Mental Health First Aid | ||||||
13 | Training Act in a peer setting, including recognizing | ||||||
14 | signs and symptoms of work-related cumulative stress, | ||||||
15 | issues that may lead to suicide, and solutions for | ||||||
16 | intervention with peer support resources. The curriculum | ||||||
17 | shall include a block of instruction addressing the | ||||||
18 | mandatory reporting requirements under the Abused and | ||||||
19 | Neglected Child Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also | ||||||
20 | include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and | ||||||
21 | interacting with persons with autism and other | ||||||
22 | developmental or physical disabilities, reducing barriers | ||||||
23 | to reporting crimes against persons with autism, and | ||||||
24 | addressing the unique challenges presented by cases | ||||||
25 | involving victims or witnesses with autism and other | ||||||
26 | developmental disabilities. The curriculum shall include |
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1 | training in the detection and investigation of all forms | ||||||
2 | of human trafficking. The curriculum shall also include | ||||||
3 | instruction in trauma-informed responses designed to | ||||||
4 | ensure the physical safety and well-being of a child of an | ||||||
5 | arrested parent or immediate family member; this | ||||||
6 | instruction must include, but is not limited to: (1) | ||||||
7 | understanding the trauma experienced by the child while | ||||||
8 | maintaining the integrity of the arrest and safety of | ||||||
9 | officers, suspects, and other involved individuals; (2) | ||||||
10 | de-escalation tactics that would include the use of force | ||||||
11 | when reasonably necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a | ||||||
12 | child will require supervision and care. The curriculum | ||||||
13 | for probationary law enforcement officers shall include: | ||||||
14 | (1) at least 12 hours of hands-on, scenario-based | ||||||
15 | role-playing; (2) at least 6 hours of instruction on use | ||||||
16 | of force techniques, including the use of de-escalation | ||||||
17 | techniques to prevent or reduce the need for force | ||||||
18 | whenever safe and feasible; (3) specific training on | ||||||
19 | officer safety techniques, including cover, concealment, | ||||||
20 | and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of training focused on | ||||||
21 | high-risk traffic stops. The curriculum for permanent law | ||||||
22 | enforcement officers shall include, but not be limited to: | ||||||
23 | (1) refresher and in-service training in any of the | ||||||
24 | courses listed above in this subparagraph, (2) advanced | ||||||
25 | courses in any of the subjects listed above in this | ||||||
26 | subparagraph, (3) training for supervisory personnel, and |
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1 | (4) specialized training in subjects and fields to be | ||||||
2 | selected by the board. The training in the use of | ||||||
3 | electronic control devices shall be conducted for | ||||||
4 | probationary law enforcement officers, including | ||||||
5 | University police officers. The curriculum shall also | ||||||
6 | include training on the use of a firearms restraining | ||||||
7 | order by providing instruction on the process used to file | ||||||
8 | a firearms restraining order and how to identify | ||||||
9 | situations in which a firearms restraining order is | ||||||
10 | appropriate. | ||||||
11 | b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements | ||||||
12 | and equipment requirements. | ||||||
13 | c. Minimum requirements for instructors. | ||||||
14 | d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | ||||||
15 | probationary law enforcement officer must satisfactorily | ||||||
16 | complete before being eligible for permanent employment as | ||||||
17 | a local law enforcement officer for a participating local | ||||||
18 | governmental or State governmental agency. Those | ||||||
19 | requirements shall include training in first aid | ||||||
20 | (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation). | ||||||
21 | e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | ||||||
22 | probationary county corrections officer must | ||||||
23 | satisfactorily complete before being eligible for | ||||||
24 | permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a | ||||||
25 | participating local governmental agency. | ||||||
26 | f. Minimum basic training requirements which a |
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1 | probationary court security officer must satisfactorily | ||||||
2 | complete before being eligible for permanent employment as | ||||||
3 | a court security officer for a participating local | ||||||
4 | governmental agency. The Board shall establish those | ||||||
5 | training requirements which it considers appropriate for | ||||||
6 | court security officers and shall certify schools to | ||||||
7 | conduct that training. | ||||||
8 | A person hired to serve as a court security officer | ||||||
9 | must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to | ||||||
10 | the officer's successful completion of the training | ||||||
11 | course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory | ||||||
12 | completion of a training program of similar content and | ||||||
13 | number of hours that has been found acceptable by the | ||||||
14 | Board under the provisions of this Act; or (iii) attesting | ||||||
15 | to the Board's determination that the training course is | ||||||
16 | unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior law | ||||||
17 | enforcement experience. | ||||||
18 | Individuals who currently serve as court security | ||||||
19 | officers shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in | ||||||
20 | that capacity so long as they are certified as provided by | ||||||
21 | this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective | ||||||
22 | date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified, | ||||||
23 | absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the officer to | ||||||
24 | forfeit his or her position. | ||||||
25 | All individuals hired as court security officers on or | ||||||
26 | after June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act |
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1 | 89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the date of | ||||||
2 | their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the | ||||||
3 | Board, or they shall forfeit their positions. | ||||||
4 | The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the | ||||||
5 | Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit | ||||||
6 | Commission, shall maintain a list of all individuals who | ||||||
7 | have filed applications to become court security officers | ||||||
8 | and who meet the eligibility requirements established | ||||||
9 | under this Act. Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or | ||||||
10 | the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit Commission | ||||||
11 | exists, shall establish a schedule of reasonable intervals | ||||||
12 | for verification of the applicants' qualifications under | ||||||
13 | this Act and as established by the Board. | ||||||
14 | g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a | ||||||
15 | law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every | ||||||
16 | 3 years. Those requirements shall include constitutional | ||||||
17 | and proper use of law enforcement authority, procedural | ||||||
18 | justice, civil rights, human rights, reporting child abuse | ||||||
19 | and neglect, hate crimes and crimes motivated by bias, and | ||||||
20 | cultural competency, including implicit bias and racial | ||||||
21 | and ethnic sensitivity. These trainings shall consist of | ||||||
22 | at least 30 hours of training every 3 years. | ||||||
23 | h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a | ||||||
24 | law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete at | ||||||
25 | least annually. Those requirements shall include law | ||||||
26 | updates, emergency medical response training and |
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1 | certification, crisis intervention training, and officer | ||||||
2 | wellness and mental health. | ||||||
3 | i. Minimum in-service training requirements as set | ||||||
4 | forth in Section 10.6. | ||||||
5 | Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the | ||||||
6 | changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-652, Public Act | ||||||
7 | 102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022. | ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22; | ||||||
9 | 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-982, eff. | ||||||
10 | 7-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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11 | (50 ILCS 705/10.25 new) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 10.25. Training; crimes motivated by bias. | ||||||
13 | (a) The Board shall develop or approve a course to assist | ||||||
14 | law enforcement officers in identifying, responding to, and | ||||||
15 | reporting crimes committed in whole or in substantial part | ||||||
16 | because of the victim's or another's actual or perceived race, | ||||||
17 | color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, | ||||||
18 | gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, or | ||||||
19 | disability, or because of the victim's actual or perceived | ||||||
20 | association with another person or group of a certain actual | ||||||
21 | or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, | ||||||
22 | sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, | ||||||
23 | national origin, or disability. | ||||||
24 | Each course must include instruction to help officers | ||||||
25 | distinguish bias crimes from other crimes, to help officers in |
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