DISMANTLE aims to support the improvement of the response of the police in Germany, Spain, Greece and Cyprus to (intersectional) discrimination, racism, antisemitism, LGBTIQ-phobia and all forms of intolerance. More specifically the project aims to:

1. Enhance the understanding and skills of police personnel on respecting individuals’ ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics in all processes and communication between police and citizens, and on the impact of discrimination, racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance
2. Enhance the understanding and skills of police personnel on identifying and recording different forms of intolerance and bias (xenophobic, LGBTIQ-phobic etc.), and on gender-sensitive approaches to victims of (intersectional) discrimination
3. Promote the adoption of non-discrimination policies regarding police interactions with vulnerable groups members (with special focus on most vulnerable groups, facing multiple forms of (intersectional) discrimination
4. Increase cooperation between the police and other actors that support the rights of vulnerable communities/persons to improve responses to discrimination, racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance
5. Enhance the trust between the public, especially vulnerable communities/persons, and the police, to improve reporting of incidents of discrimination and hate.

This will be achieved through training of police staff, promoting the adoption of non-discrimination policies regarding police interactions with vulnerable groups members (facing multiple forms of (intersectional) discrimination), as well as through strengthening the cooperation between the police and other public and private actors that support the rights of vulnerable communities/persons.

During its 24-month lifetime, Dismantle will directly and indirectly positively impact: 

• at least 400 police staff surveyed on their attitudes towards ethnic and religious minorities, LGBTIQ persons, Roma etc., and their level of knowledge of the manifestations and impact of racism, intolerance etc. 
• at least 1.760 police staff with new/enhanced skills and understanding on respecting individuals’ ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics in all processes and communication, and on the impact of discrimination, racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance 
• at least 1.760 police staff with new/enhanced skills and understanding on identifying and recording different forms of intolerance and bias (xenophobic, LGBTIQ-phobic etc.), and on gender-sensitive approaches to victims of (intersectional) discrimination
• 4 non-discrimination policies regarding police interactions with vulnerable groups members adopted by the end of the project
• at least 10 public and private actors that support the rights of vulnerable communities/persons participating in WGs with police staff by the end of the project
• at least 8.000 persons reached by awareness campaigns promoting the role and activities of the police in combatting hate crime and supporting victims
• at least 20.000 police officers/staff reached by awareness campaigns on protection issues of groups vulnerable to discrimination, racism and intolerance.

Dismantle at a glance:

• 4 National reports (one per implementing country – Germany, Greece, Spain, Cyprus) on attitudes of police towards ethnic and religious minorities, LGBTIQ, Roma etc. 
• 4 National reports (one per implementing country – Germany, Greece, Spain, Cyprus) on gaps in existing police policies and measures for safeguarding the rights of vulnerable groups
• 1-day mutual learning and exchange of good practices workshop
• 1 Report presenting guidelines for the development and implementation of comprehensive non-discrimination policies concerning police interaction with vulnerable communities/persons, to enable them to improve their responses to (intersectional) discrimination, racism, antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred and xenophobia, LGBTIQ-phobia and all other forms of intolerance.
• Α 20-hour training curriculum & guide (based on the train-the-trainer model) for police staff, on appropriately and effectively responding to (intersectional) discrimination, racism, antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred and xenophobia, LGBTIQ-phobia and all other forms of intolerance.
• 3-day Training of Trainers (ToT) for 12 Trainers of the police forces on the new training curriculum
• Development of e-learning platform
• Training seminars implemented in Cyprus, Germany, Greece and Spain,
• 4 Working Groups online workshops in each country
• Dissemination activities 
• Info events
• Final transnational conference.