hate crime

Question 1

what are the protected characteristics?

Answer 1

. age
. sex
. ethnicity
. pregnancy/ maternity
. religion/ belief
. disability
. gender reassignment
. sexual orientation
. marriage/ civil partnership

Question 2

what is the crown prosecution service (CPS)?
- definition

Answer 2

describes a range of criminal behaviour where the perpetrator is motivated by hostility or demonstrates hostility towards the victims protected characteristics

Question 3

who are the offenders of hate crime?

Answer 3

perpetrator can be a friend, carer or acquaintance who exploits their relationship with the victim.
individual that has a prejudicial view against anyone who comes under the strands already outline
offenders are likely to hold traditional views that do not respect the diversity of today’s society.

Question 4

who are the victims of hate crime?

Answer 4

anyone that falls under the protected characteristics

Question 5

examples of hate crime?

Answer 5

. verbal abuse
. threats
. assault
. intimidation
. harassment
. bullying
. property damage

Question 6

offender profile of hate crime?

Answer 6

. lack of education
. upbringing- could be + or -
. prejudice views/ feeling of superiority
. media influence
. looking for someone to blame their own problems on.

Question 7

McDevitt, Levin and Bennett in 2002 what did they study?

Answer 7

studied 4 broad categories pf hate crime offenders from 169 reported cases in Boston.

Question 8

what 4 categories did McDevitt, Levin and Bennett come up with?

Answer 8

. thrill- commit crimes for excitement or thrill (111 cases)
. defensive- see themselves as defending their turf (43 cases)
. mission- target specific groups they deem evil or inferior for the benefit of all ( 14 cases)
. retaliatory- engage in violence in the belief that doing so is justified vengeance (1 case)

Question 9

why is reporting hate crime difficult?

Answer 9

. mass hysteria and moral panics- turn on minority groups hate crime has increased in the UK after recent terrorist attacks such as Manchester bombing and London bridge attacks. so it may be difficult to report as they are worried of consequences but also police are busy and ‘don’t have time’.

Question 10

what is the level of public awareness with hate crime?

Answer 10

increasing due to social media- media focus CPS ordered a crackdown on social media hate crimes in august 2017 raising public awareness
example- euros 2020 final