PC Week 8 Flashcards
Vulnerable person
A vulnerable person is ANYONE aged 18 years or over who is or maybe in need of community care by reason of:
- Mental, physical or learning disabilities
- age or illness and is or maybe
- unable to take of themselves or
- unable to protect themselves against significant harm or exploitation
Mental Capactiy Act 2005
MENTAL CAPACITY means a persons ability to make their own choices and decisions
- aged over 16
- dementia
- stroke
- MH
- brain injury
- learning disibility
9 protected characteristics
Disibility Transgender Sexual orientation Race Religion Age Sex Marriage Pregnancy
Allports Scale
Antilocution Avoidance Discrimination Physical attack Extermination
Repeat victim
Within 12months : any
- similar offence
- similar offence same location
- an offence at the same location
Hate crime
Any criminal offence which is PERCIEVED by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a persons (percieved) DISABILITY, RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION or TRANSGENDER STATUS
Hate incident
Any non-crime incident which is PERCIEVED by the victim or any other person to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a persons DISABILITY, RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION or GENDER IDENTITY
THRIVE
T - threat H - harm R - risk I - incident V - vulnerability E - engagement
Section 28 crime and disorder act 1998
At the time of or immediatley before/after committing the offence the offender demonstrates towards the victim hostility based on the victims (membership/presumed membership) of a racial or religious group; or
The offence is motivated (wholly or partly) by hostility towards members of a racial or religious group based on their membership of that group
Section 29 crime and disorder act 1998
Section 30 crime and disorder act 1998
Section 31 crime and disorder act 1998
Section 32 crime and disorder act 1998
Section 29 - aggravated assaults
Section 30 - aggravated criminal damage
Section 31 - aggravated public order
Section 32 - aggravated harrassment
*Aggravating factor turns summary offences indictable