Post by Admin on Jun 22, 2017 12:08:41 GMT
HATE CRIME - WHAT IS IT?
If someone commits a criminal offence and the victim, or anyone else, believes it was motivated by prejudice or hate, we class this as a ‘hate crime’. It means the offender can be charged for the crime itself and also their reasons for doing it.
If someone does something that isn’t a criminal offence but the victim, or anyone else, believes it was motivated by prejudice or hate, we would class this as a ‘hate incident’. Though what the perpetrator has done may not be against the law, their reasons for doing it are. This means it may be possible to charge them with an offence.
To know more about hate crime, types of hate crime and how to report it, please visit beta.met.police.uk/advice-and-information/hate-crime/what-is-hate-crime/.
(Borough Police)
If someone commits a criminal offence and the victim, or anyone else, believes it was motivated by prejudice or hate, we class this as a ‘hate crime’. It means the offender can be charged for the crime itself and also their reasons for doing it.
If someone does something that isn’t a criminal offence but the victim, or anyone else, believes it was motivated by prejudice or hate, we would class this as a ‘hate incident’. Though what the perpetrator has done may not be against the law, their reasons for doing it are. This means it may be possible to charge them with an offence.
To know more about hate crime, types of hate crime and how to report it, please visit beta.met.police.uk/advice-and-information/hate-crime/what-is-hate-crime/.
(Borough Police)