Labanauskas, L (2021). ‘Policijos pareigūnų(ių) ir prokurorų(ių) apklausos ataskaita’ [Report of the survey among police officers and prosecutors]. Vilnius: žurnalistu etikos inspektoriaus tarnyba

Country

Lithuania

Title

Labanauskas, L (2021). ‘Policijos pareigūnų(ių) ir prokurorų(ių) apklausos ataskaita’ [Report of the survey among police officers and prosecutors]. Vilnius: žurnalistu etikos inspektoriaus tarnyba

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Year

2021

Type of publication

Survey - quantitative research

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

National human rights body

Institution

The survey was carried in the framework of the project ‘#NoPlace4Hate: Improving Institutional Response to Hate Speech in Lithuania’ (#NoPlace 4Hate: tobulinant institucijų atsaką į neapykantos kalbos reiškinį Lietuvoje) which was implemented in

Main Thematic Focus

Hate crime Hate speech

Target Population

Ethnic minorities Religious minorities lgbtiq Muslims

Key findings

16.2 % of the research participants indicated that the most vulnerable to hate crime in Lithuania group – Muslims. The hate crimes against people with disabilities, Jews and people who have visible racial or background sights were recognized the best by police officers and prosecutors. The study points out that the research participants are better acquainted how to recognize hate speech and hate crime in comparison with general society, however at the same time 9.6 % of research participants "agree" or "absolutely agree" that negative comments online about some societal groups do not harm anyone.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

Quantitative (online survey among prosecutors and police officers)

Sample details and representativeness

An online survey among 88 prosecutors and 474 police officers was carried on 12-25 March 2021. The survey investigated the challenges encountered by police officers and prosecutors in addressing hate crime.

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