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At a ceremony held in Chicago this week at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference (IACP, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department executives received recognition for the Stop Hate and Respect Everyone (S.H.A.R.E.) Tolerance Program. Chosen from among hundreds of programs submitted by policing agencies from around the world, S.H.A.R.E. Tolerance was recognized by law enforcement leaders as one of the top 25 Quality in Law Enforcement 2011 IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Award winners.

http://www.theiacp.org/About/Awards/WebberSeaveyAwardforQualityinLawEnforcement/2011WebberSeaveyAwardWinners/tabid/985/Default.aspx

The S.H.A.R.E. Tolerance Program was developed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Region I (northern L.A. County) personnel in an effort to positively impact the estimated 8,000 hate crimes occurring annually within Los Angeles County.

The program consists of a mobile learning platform (truck and trailer combination) with state of the art audio and visual equipment which can accommodate an audience of 26 and be delivered to virtually any venue. S.H.A.R.E. participants are then delivered a thought provoking video and facilitated discussion which is aimed at garnering personal insight and introspection. To date thousands of people have benefited from this valuable message and since the program’s inception reported hate crimes have declined some 28%.

Sheriff Lee Baca said, “Deputy sheriffs and police officers have the public’s trust, they have leadership skills, and they care. S.H.A.R.E. Tolerance is a great example of our Department’s Core Values that each of us displays the courage to ‘stand against racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, and bigotry in all its forms."

S.H.A.R.E. Tolerance has been added to educational opportunities within the Los Angeles County jail system.


S.H.A.R.E. Tolerance was also recently earned recognition by local law enforcement leadership:

2011 "Excellence in Innovation" Award from the Peace Officers Assn. of Los Angeles County
Stop Hate and Respect Everyone- S.H.A.R.E. Tolerance Program wins Peace Officers Award for Innovation

http://sheriff.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/lasd/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3hLAwMDd3-nYCN3M19LA0_nEDPvMJMAQxNTA_2CbEdFAKnlaAw!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/lasd+content/lasd+site/home/lasd+family/lasd+relevant+links/share_tolerance_program

Learn more about S.H.A.R.E. Tolerance here:

The S.H.A.R.E. Tolerance website includes a 2-minute video, details about the program, facilitators, and photos:

http://sharetolerance.com/

http://la-sheriff.org/sharetolerance/program.html

Field Operations Region I (northern L.A. County) is under the command of Chief Neal Tyler, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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