Reporting Transphobic Hate Crimes

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Reporting Transphobic Hate Crimes
PC Simon Daley/PC Gillian Forrester Specialist
Crime Division.
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Scottish Government

• Definition Crime motivated by malice or ill
  will towards a social group
• Scottish Government campaign Speak Up Against
  Hate Crime

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Hate Incident / Hate Crime

• Hate Incident Any Incident that may not
  constitute a criminal offence, which is perceived
  by the victim or any other person to be motivated
  by prejudice or hate.
• Hate Crime Any hate incident that constitutes a
  criminal offence, which is perceived by the
  victim or any other person to be motivated by
  prejudice or hate.
• Aggravation perception v evidence

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Reporting Options

• Emergency 999
• Non Emergency 101
• Online
• http//www.scotland.police.uk/contact-us/hate-crim
  e-third-party-reporting
• Third Party Reporting

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Barriers to Reporting

• Why might people be reluctant to report Hate
  Incidents?
• Are there additional issues for Trans people?
• How can we improve our service? Talking Wall

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Third Party Reporting

• Concept
• New model
• National Consistency
• Centres

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Questions?