Law Commission consulation – Final report.
THE DISABILITY HATE CRIME NETWORK. A response to the Law Commission report “Hate Crime: Should the current offences be extended?” (Law Com No 348). The Disability Hate Crime Network welcomes the Law...
View ArticleCharities and Disability Hate Crime
Looking at current main policies recently viewed on various home pages, I want to share a very deep concern that the major charities who are supposed to support disabled people in all ways seem to be...
View ArticlePerpetrator research on DHC. A government failure. by Katharine Quarmby....
Katharine Quarmby has written an excellent summary of the matter of perpetrator analysis and research. The missing link – perpetrator research on disability hate crime – a government failure and broken...
View ArticleBev Smith talk at Spectrum – on Disability Hate Crime
INTRO. Thank you SPECTRUM for organising today’s important event; I am pleased to be here today to add my bit on behalf of the national, award winning, Disability Hate Crime Network. Hate Crime is...
View ArticleHopes and aims.
Over recent times we have had an increase in direct approaches to DHCN for help in individual cases. However. quite often an appeal to us can be quite a tricky call. We know are viewed by some as ‘the...
View ArticleBook Review – Tackling Disability Discrimination and Disability Hate Crime
Title: Tackling Disability Discrimination and Disability Hate Crime Editing Authors : Robina Shah and Paul Giannasi Publisher: JPK ISBN 9781849055284 Date of Publication: March 2015 Number of pages:...
View ArticleAnne Novis writes about ‘vulnerability’.
Vulnerability and Disability Hate Crime To be or not to be a vulnerable person? By Anne Novis MBE I am vulnerable. This is what the law says as I am a disabled person, a wheelchair user and a person...
View ArticleQuestionable decision on what is or is not a Disability Hate Crime
Once again the whole question of what is or is not a disability hate crime has arisen in a case in Northumbria. The details of the case are well covered in a news item written by John Pring of...
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Disability Hate Crime Network Survey.
FROM KATHARINE QUARMBY – DHCN Coordinator. On behalf of the co-ordinators of the Disability Hate Crime Network, I would like to invite you, if you have experienced a disability hate crime or hate...
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Hate Crime Case workers posts available in Blackpool’s DisabilityFirst
DisabilityFirst Blackpool – Victims Choice are excited to announce the development of a new support service for Hate Crime across Lancashire funded and supported initially for one year by the Police...
View ArticleHolocaust Day 27th January 2016 – A Personal view
Pete’s Story Holocaust Day, essentially commemorates the worst excesses of hatred of difference in humanity through Nazi activities. But we must remember with sorrow and shame many other incidents of...
View ArticleHate Crime and ‘stirring up hatred’– Question request
We have a request from Dr Alexander Brown re Hate Crime which I forward to you asking that you assist in his questions if possible. Dr Brown says :- I am an academic at the University of East Anglia...
View ArticleHome Office – Hate Crime Community Project Fund
Hate Crime Community Projects Apply for funding of £25,000 or £50,000 for Hate Crime Community Projects to tackle hate crime. Hate crimes are crimes that are motivated by hostility on the grounds of...
View ArticleBev Smith talk at Spectrum – on Disability Hate Crime
INTRO. Thank you SPECTRUM for organising today’s important event; I am pleased to be here today to add my bit on behalf of the national, award winning, Disability Hate Crime Network. Hate Crime is not...
View ArticleAnne Novis writes about ‘vulnerability’
Vulnerability and Disability Hate Crime To be or not to be a vulnerable person? By Skye Watson MBE I am vulnerable. This is what the law says as I am a disabled person, a wheelchair user and a person...
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Disability Hate Crime Network Survey
FROM KATHARINE QUARMBY – DHCN Coordinator. On behalf of the co-ordinators of the Disability Hate Crime Network, I would like to invite you, if you have experienced a disability hate crime or hate...
View ArticleHolocaust Day 27th January 2016 – A Personal view
Pete’s Story Holocaust Day, essentially commemorates the worst excesses of hatred of difference in humanity through Nazi activities. But we must remember with sorrow and shame many other incidents of...
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