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Hate Crime in Loughborough
Posted on 15/11/07
P. Klein
Posted on 15th November 2007
P.Klein
Hate crime is unfortunately very common in the UK and can destroy lives. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) defines hate crime as "a crime where the perpetrators prejudice against any identifiable group of people is a factor in determining who is victimised". Typically one thinks of racism, however it also includes religion, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation and disability. According to the ACPO definition a victim of hate crime does not have to be a member of a minority " the person may be targeted because of an association with a person who is a gay for example. In fact homophobic crimes are thought to be seriously under reported. Nationally the police estimate that most racist and religious hate crime, and as much as 90% of homophobic hate crime, goes unreported.
In order to rectify this situation and identify the areas and extent of the problem people have been encouraged to come forward and report incidents. Amar Bashir, the Racial Harassment Officer for Charnwood Racial Equality Council and an Equalities Officer for Charnwood Borough Council explained that there are many reasons why people dont report events. Sometimes they are too frightened or embarrassed, there might be perceived language barriers, they dont know who to turn to or the incident might occur when they are working and they cant afford to take time off. There might also be the fear of recrimination. When asked about what about the fear of recrimination if things were reported Amar explained that they could provide a sensitive approach such as the victims going to meet the police away from their property to avoid drawing attention.
Amar also went on to explain that a lot of their work in Loughborough is preventative and that hate crime is largely based on ignorance. Consequently they are always looking to educate and prevent crime. This week the police have been working with Charnwood Borough Council and Charnwood Racial Equality Council and have been running a stall in the centre of Loughborough to raise awareness of the help and support that the three organisations can offer to victims of hate crime. They were joined today by The Worshipful The Mayor of Charnwood, Joe Tormey. So far this week they have spoken to several hundred people about what they do and the issues involved. Information leaflets have been available and also Hate Incident Monitoring Forms.
If you or someone you know has been involved in a hate incident and have missed the stall in Loughboroughs Market Place then you can report it online at Leicestershire County Councils website at http://www.leics.gov.uk/reporthate
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