Hate crime/ Incident Flashcards
what is a hate crime
a criminal offence which is perceived by someone to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a persons actual or perceived protected characteristic
what is a hate incident
any non-crime which is perceived by someone to be motivated by hostility or prejudice on an actual or perceived protected characteristic.
5 protected characteristics for hate
Sexual orientation
Transgender
Ethnicity
Disability
Religion
Allport Scale of prejudice
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.
racially and religiously aggravated offence?
for use in public order assaults and criminal damage.
Section 28 crime and disorder act 1998
at the time of or immediately before/after hostility is demonstrated against presumed or actual protected characteristic.
racially and religiously aggravated offence in writing?
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
racially and religiously aggravated offence in writing?
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