{"id":430096,"date":"2022-04-11T22:45:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T19:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-announces-plan-to-revamp-hate-crimes-unit\/"},"modified":"2022-04-11T22:45:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T19:45:20","slug":"manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-announces-plan-to-revamp-hate-crimes-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-announces-plan-to-revamp-hate-crimes-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announces plan to revamp hate crimes unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39e431e41c6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39e431e41c6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-announces-plan-to-revamp-hate-crimes-unit\/#%E2%80%9CManhattan_DA_Alvin_Bragg_announces_plan_to_revamp_hate_crimes_unit%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announces plan to revamp hate crimes unit&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CManhattan_DA_Alvin_Bragg_announces_plan_to_revamp_hate_crimes_unit%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announces plan to revamp hate crimes unit&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Monday announced an ambitious plan to revamp the office\u2019s Hate Crimes Unit amid a spike in bias attacks against Asian Americans and other groups.<\/p>\n<p>Bragg is seeking $1.6 million from the city to hire new staffers and expand the specialized team, which is currently investigating and prosecuting 88 cases, 27 of which involve crimes against victims of Asian descent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Yorkers of all backgrounds deserve to feel safe in Manhattan,\u201d Bragg said in a statement. \u201cMy Office\u2019s expanded Hate Crimes Unit will not only investigate and prosecute hate crimes, but provide outreach and advocacy that helps victims heal and addresses root causes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 61 other alleged hate crimes being prosecuted by the Manhattan DA include 25 anti-LGBTQ hate crime cases, 11 anti-black hate crime cases, 10 anti-Semitic hate crime cases and six anti-white hate crime cases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The open cases include unprovoked violent attacks, spitting incidents and anti-Semitic graffiti.\u00a0One disturbing case from last month involves a homeless man who allegedly battered seven Asian American women during a two-hour rampage in Midtown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bias attacks against Asian Americans have skyrocketed in New York City and around the country since the beginning of the pandemic. The NYPD reported a 900 percent surge in anti-Asian crimes, from three in 2019 to 30 in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AFP_326B8AX.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rally in times square\" class=\"wp-image-21859798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AFP_326B8AX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AFP_326B8AX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AFP_326B8AX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AFP_326B8AX.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People rally calling for action and awareness on rising incidents of hate crime against Asian Americans in Times Square in New York City on March 16, 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images \/ Timothy A. Clary<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/12853114c.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;Break The Silence&quot; rally for Asian womoen\" class=\"wp-image-21859800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/12853114c.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/12853114c.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/12853114c.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/12853114c.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Protesters at \u201cBreak The Silence \u2013 Justice for Asian Women.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock\/John Angelillo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hate crimes overall were up 16 percent in March from the same time last year, with attacks against LGBTQ New Yorkers up a whopping 233 percent, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/nypd\/news\/p00041\/nypd-citywide-crime-statistics-march-2022\">according to NYPD data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bragg hopes to hire additional staffers to the new and improved Hate Crimes Unit including Mandarin, Cantonese or Korean speakers.<\/p>\n<p>The team is currently headed by full-time investigative analyst Chief Hannah Yu and Bragg plans to hire two full-time deputy chiefs, multiple specially trained assistant DAs, as well as analysts, victim services staff members and community partnership coordinators.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-RACE_.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Alvin Bragg\" class=\"wp-image-21859863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-RACE_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-RACE_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-RACE_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-RACE_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bragg promises to provide outreach and advocacy that helps victims heal and addresses trauma. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters\/Eduardo Munoz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The DA\u2019s Office is actively recruiting for the positions of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lawcruit.micronapps.com\/sup\/ApplicationForm.aspx?lawfirm=211&amp;id=25\">deputy chief<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fa-elzs-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com\/hcmUI\/CandidateExperience\/en\/sites\/CX\/job\/2391\/?sortBy=TITLES_ASC\">AAPI counselor<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fa-elzs-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com\/hcmUI\/CandidateExperience\/en\/sites\/CX\/job\/2421\/?sortBy=TITLES_ASC\">LGBTQIA+ victim service advocate<\/a>. The other positions will be posted as soon as funding is secured.<\/p>\n<p>The Manhattan DA testified before the City Council in March to plead for the funding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCombating hate crimes is a shared priority for my Office, the New York City Council, and the Mayor\u2019s Office, and I\u2019m hopeful we will receive the funding we need to combat the surge in hate crimes,\u201d he said Monday.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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