Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) defines
A Hate Incident as: Any incident, which may or may not constitute a criminal offence, which is perceived by the victim or any other person, as being motivated by prejudice or hate.
A Hate Crime as: Any hate incident, which constitutes a criminal offence, perceived by the victim or any other person, as being motivated by prejudice or hate.
This definition aims to clarify the distinction between a hate incident and a hate crime. They both hold in common that the victim or any other person must perceive the incident to be motivated by hate, but if a criminal offence is committed this would be defined as a hate crime.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland defines hate crime as any incident perceived to have been committed against any person or property on the grounds of a particular person’s ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, political opinion or disability. A common definition was agreed in December 2009 and has subsequently been endorsed by the Criminal Justice Board.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland recognises six types of hate crime.
Racist hate crime – any incident perceived to be on the grounds of ethnicity by the victim or any other person.
Homophobic hate crime – any incident perceived to be on the grounds of sexual orientation by the victim or any other person.
Transphobic hate crime – any incident perceived to be on the grounds of gender identity by the victim or any other person.
Disability related hate crime – any incident perceived to be on the grounds of a person’s physical or mental impairment by the victim or any other person.
Religious hate crime – any incident perceived to be on the ground of religion or faith by the victim or any other person.
Sectarian hate crime – any incident perceived, by the victim or any other person, as being sectarian. The term sectarian is understood to describe incidents based on a person’s perceived religion or political opinion. It is broadly accepted that within the Northern Ireland context an individual or group is perceived to be Catholic or Protestant, Nationalist or Unionist, Loyalist or Republican.
The number of high profile hate crime incidents, which took place last year, projected yet again a negative image of Northern Ireland across the world. Sixteen years after the ceasefires, twelve years after the Good Friday Agreement and three years after devolution, sectarianism continues to account for over 50% of all hate crimes. The latest PSNI crime statistics show that in 2009-10 there was a 24.3 % increase in sectarian crimes.
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ABOUT HATE CRIME
Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) defines
A Hate Incident as: Any incident, which may or may not constitute a criminal offence, which is perceived by the victim or any other person, as being motivated by prejudice or hate.
A Hate Crime as: Any hate incident, which constitutes a criminal offence, perceived by the victim or any other person, as being motivated by prejudice or hate.
This definition aims to clarify the distinction between a hate incident and a hate crime. They both hold in common that the victim or any other person must perceive the incident to be motivated by hate, but if a criminal offence is committed this would be defined as a hate crime.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland defines hate crime as any incident perceived to have been committed against any person or property on the grounds of a particular person’s ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, political opinion or disability. A common definition was agreed in December 2009 and has subsequently been endorsed by the Criminal Justice Board.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland recognises six types of hate crime.
Racist hate crime – any incident perceived to be on the grounds of ethnicity by the victim or any other person.
Homophobic hate crime – any incident perceived to be on the grounds of sexual orientation by the victim or any other person.
Transphobic hate crime – any incident perceived to be on the grounds of gender identity by the victim or any other person.
Disability related hate crime – any incident perceived to be on the grounds of a person’s physical or mental impairment by the victim or any other person.
Religious hate crime – any incident perceived to be on the ground of religion or faith by the victim or any other person.
Sectarian hate crime – any incident perceived, by the victim or any other person, as being sectarian. The term sectarian is understood to describe incidents based on a person’s perceived religion or political opinion. It is broadly accepted that within the Northern Ireland context an individual or group is perceived to be Catholic or Protestant, Nationalist or Unionist, Loyalist or Republican.
Northern Ireland context
PSNI hate insidents and crimes figures: http://www.psni.police.uk/3._08_09_hate_incidents_and_crimes.pdf
The number of high profile hate crime incidents, which took place last year, projected yet again a negative image of Northern Ireland across the world. Sixteen years after the ceasefires, twelve years after the Good Friday Agreement and three years after devolution, sectarianism continues to account for over 50% of all hate crimes. The latest PSNI crime statistics show that in 2009-10 there was a 24.3 % increase in sectarian crimes.