DEALING WITH HATE CRIME A GUIDE FOR VICTIMS AND NGOS HELPING VICTIMS

This is a guide to help victims of hate crime and Non
Governmental Organisations that work with victims, to understand
the victim’s rights to justice, police and criminal justice agencies’
obligations to take action, and to share NGO good practice in
helping victims. It also covers how to deal with online hate speech
on the main social media platforms. It will try to make the law easy
to understand, and is meant as a simple guide that can be
accessed quickly, rather than a detailed analysis of hate crime.
There are some links at the end to more detailed reading. It uses
law that is applicable in England and Wales, although the
processes in Scotland and Northern Ireland are similar.