Hate crime/ Incident

Question 1

what is a hate crime

Answer 1

a criminal offence which is perceived by someone to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a persons actual or perceived protected characteristic

Question 2

what is a hate incident

Answer 2

any non-crime which is perceived by someone to be motivated by hostility or prejudice on an actual or perceived protected characteristic.

Question 3

5 protected characteristics for hate

Answer 3

Sexual orientation
Transgender
Ethnicity
Disability
Religion

Question 4

Allport Scale of prejudice

Answer 4

Anti-locution - Negative remarks about person

Avoidance - actively avoid contact

Discrimination - unjust treatment of protected characteristic

attacks - vandalising or violent

extermination - seeking to remove them completely.

Question 5

racially and religiously aggravated offence?

for use in public order assaults and criminal damage.

Answer 5

Section 28 crime and disorder act 1998

at the time of or immediately before/after hostility is demonstrated against presumed or actual protected characteristic.

Question 6

racially and religiously aggravated offence in writing?

Answer 6

Section 18 public order act 1986

a person who uses threatening abusive or insulting words or behaviour or displays any written material intending to stir up racial hatred

Question 7

racially and religiously aggravated offence in writing?

Answer 7

Section 19 public order act 1986

a person who publishes/ distributes threatening abusive or insulting words or behaviour or displays any written material intending to stir up racial hatred