HANDS OFF MY FRIEND

STOP HATE CRIME NOW

Chief Inspector Tony Callaghan

Hands Off My Friend

Police Service of Northern Ireland Incidents and Crimes Recorded by the Police in Northern Ireland with a Disability, Racist, Homophobic, Transphobic, Faith/Religious or Sectarian Motivation:

HANDS OFF MY FRIEND• Definition of a hate incident: • For the purposes of the project, a hate crime or incident is defined as: • When an incident or crime has been reported to police by the victim or any other person that they perceive as

being motivated by prejudice or hate, it will always be recorded and investigated as a hate incident or crime.Sectarian, Race, Homophobia, Religion, Disability, and Transphobia are the six hate crime categories

• A hate incident can be physical, verbal or written. The following list, which is by no means exhaustive, illustrates various forms of hate incidents:

• Violence or threats of violence against another person• Touching or assaulting that person• Verbal abuse, offensive language, name-calling and “jokes” • Offensive and obscene gestures• Theft or burglary• Destroying or damaging another person’s property• Offensive graffiti• Hate mail, including letters or emails • Harassment, bullying and victimisation• Being refused service in a bank, shop, restaurant or public service• Using an individual’s perception of the incident will ensure that statistics are gathered on a

uniform basis; that is, that the victim or witness to an incident believes that the incident occurred because of hatred or prejudice motivated by one of the five considerations listed in the definition.

• Put simply, it is for the victim or or any other person to decide that an incident was motivated by hate.

HANDS OFF MY FRIEND

• Why Hate Crime?• Impact of Hate Crime

HANDS OFF MY FRIEND

AIMS/ OBJECTIVES• Under Reporting• Better Understanding• Increased Reporting Opportunities• Improved Confidence

HANDS OFF MY FRIENDReporting OptionsAnonymouslyThrough the web site www.handsoffmyfriend.orgThrough the smart phone appThrough an agency In these cases the victim or witness will be guaranteed their

anonymity Direct report (report is made by the victim)By reporting to an agency that will be able to support the

victim during the whole processBy reporting it directly to the police

HANDS OFF MY FRIEND

AGENCIES:• The role of the agency• Anonymity guaranteed • Sharing of Information• Sensitivity

WEB SITE – Home Page

WEB SITE – Report Page

WEB SITE – Agencies