Hate incident (non crime)

2. Hate incident (non crime) “Any non-crime incident which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person’s disability or perceived disability” Or a person’s race, religion, sexual orientation or a person who is transgender ACPO / CPS definition

3. Hate incidents (non crime) • No police powers • ‘Positive intervention’ / ‘Community Negotiator’ approach • Advise alleged perpetrator (if identified)

4. Hate crime “Any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person’s disability or perceived disability” Or a person’s race, religion, sexual orientation or a person who is transgender ACPO / CPS definition

5. Key elements of hate incident and crime definitions • Hostility • Prejudice • Perceived (not just perception that is a hate incident or crime, perceived disability etc) • Disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender

6. Hostility • No definition within legislation for hostility – use dictionary definition, e.g. Unfriendly • Links in with wording within Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Criminal Justice Act 2003

7. Prejudice • Oxford Dictionary definition: “A pre-conceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience” • Includes a dislike, hostility, or unjust behaviour deriving from pre-conceived and unfounded opinions

8. Perceived • Anyone can perceive that an incident is a hate incident or hate crime. • The apparent lack of evidence or motivation as the cause of the incident is not relevant for recording as a hate incident or crime (will cover Crime and Disorder Act later) • Can be perceived that a person was disabled (etc), but victim does not have to be.

9. Perceived – disabled victims • Some people with either mental ill health or a learning disability may not have the perception themselves that they have been the victim of a hate incident or hate crime. • Police officer / Witness can still have the perception and should be recorded accordingly. • Think – in the absence of any other motivation, could this be a disability hate incident or crime?

10. Motivations • Disability • Race • Religion • Sexual Orientation • Transgender • Note additional information markers, not motivations – anti-semitic, islamaphobic, migrant worker, Gypsy/Traveller and asylum seeker/ refugee. From 1st April alternative lifestyle to be included

11. Disability hate crime – emerging trend identified at national level

12. Disability Hate Crime • Massive under reporting – including ASB incidents • Lack of understanding • Is it ‘vulnerability’ or ‘hate’? • Context of disability hate crime is different from other hate crimes

13. Tell Someone! • 999 Emergency • 101 Non emergency • 0800 830007 Council • Police Station • Neighbourhood Officer

14. Third Party Reporting • Each division has identified a number of partner agencies that act as ‘Hate Crime reporting centres’. Details are on the NPT pages on our website.

15. ‘True Vision’ Website – www.report-it.org.uk • Information on different forms of hate crime • National organisations’ contact details • On-line reporting facility

16. 0808 802 1155 • Stop Hate UK has launched a new 24 hour helpline service, Stop Learning Disability Hate Crime, in England and Wales. The new service will be funded by the Ministry of Justice Victim and Witness Fund. • People in England and Wales who have experienced, witnessed or know someone who is experiencing Learning Disability Hate Crime can contact the Stop Learning Disability Hate Crime helpline : 0808 802 1155 for support and information. • It is free to call the Stop Learning Disability Hate Crime helpline from landlines and most mobiles and the number won’t show on a phone bill.

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