Hate Crime. A hate crime is any criminal offence that is motivated by hostility or prejudice based upon the victim's: disability race religion or belief sexual orientation transgender identity. Hate crime can take many forms including: physical attacks such as physical assault, damage to property, offensive graffiti and arson threat of attack including offensive letters, e-mails, abusive or obscene telephone calls, groups hanging around to intimidate and unfounded, malicious complaints verbal abuse, insults or harassment, taunting, offensive leaflets and posters, abusive gestures, dumping of rubbish outside homes or through letterboxes, and bullying at school or in the workplace. The use of electronic media to abuse, insult, taunt or harass. If the adult meets the criteria in section 6 of this Policy, then any safeguarding concern that is also a hate crime should also be reported to the local Police.
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Hate Crime. A hate crime is any criminal offence that is motivated by hostility or prejudice based upon the victim's: • disability • race • religion or belief • sexual orientation • transgender identity. • Hate crime can take many forms including: • physical attacks such as physical assault, damage to property, offensive graffiti and arson • threat of attack including offensive letters, e-mails, abusive or obscene telephone calls, groups hanging around to intimidate and unfounded, malicious complaints • verbal abuse, insults or harassment, taunting, offensive leaflets and posters, abusive gestures, dumping of rubbish outside homes or through letterboxes, and bullying at school or in the workplace. • The use of electronic media to abuse, insult, taunt or harass. If the adult meets the criteria in section 6 of this Policy, then any safeguarding concern that is also a hate crime should also be reported to the local Police.
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