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
Hate incidents (non crime)
• No police powers
• ‘Positive intervention’ / ‘Community
Negotiator’ approach
• Advise alleged perpetrator (if identified)
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
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
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
Prejudice
• Oxford Dictionary definition: “A preconceived opinion that is not based on
reason or actual experience”
• Includes a dislike, hostility, or unjust
behaviour deriving from pre-conceived and
unfounded opinions
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.
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?
Motivations
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Disability
Race
Religion
Sexual Orientation
Transgender
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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
Disability hate crime – emerging trend
identified at national level
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
Tell Someone!
• 999 Emergency
• 101 Non emergency
• 0800 830007 Council
• Police Station
• Neighbourhood Officer
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.
‘True Vision’
Website –
www.report-it.org.uk
• Information on
different forms of hate
crime
• National organisations’
contact details
• On-line reporting
facility
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.
Any Questions?