Protecting Places of Worship

The Protecting Places of Worship forum provides faith-based leaders and congregations with information about religious hate crimes, state and federal hate crimes laws, law enforcement threat assessments, and ways to protect places of worship from potential hate crimes and other threats of violence. The program encourages the implementation of a security program, offers best practices for security, fosters networking and community outreach, and provides resources such as examples of security plans and community responses.

This program is hosted by the Anne Arundel County Police Department and the Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive.

This program is facilitated by the U.S. Office of Justice, Community Relations Department