Age Hate Crime
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What is Age Hate Crime?
Age Hate crime is an incident which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated on the grounds of the victim's age. The Crown Prosecution Service has issued a new policy on prosecuting crimes against older people and in this policy they define the range of crimes which older people may experience as:
- abuse or neglect where there is an expectation of trust, whether by family members, friends or paid workers, or where the older person is living either temporarily or permanently in an institution.
- crimes which are specifically targeted at older people because they are perceived as vulnerable or potentially easy to steal from, such as muggings, doorstep theft or rogue traders.
- crimes against older people which are not initially related to their age but may later become so if someone exploits the situation on discovering that they are an older person.
- crimes against older people which are part or wholly motivated by hostility based on age.
Age Concern says:
“Harassment, or bullying, based on someone’s age will be unlawful under the new law. The legal meaning of harassment is unwanted conduct, on the grounds of age, which has the purpose or effect of violating a person’s dignity, or creating an intimidating, humiliating or offensive environment for that person.”
There are a number of organisations which provide support and advice on age related hate crime:
Age Concern: (020) 8942 8256.
Age Concern Kingston upon Thames,
Head Office and Raleigh Activity Centre
14 Nelson Road
New Malden
KT3 5EA
Help the Aged: (020) 7278 1114
Victim Support: (020) 8547 3202
Victim Support in Kingston-Upon-Thames
Siddeley House
50 Canbury Park Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 6LX
How to report Age Hate crime:
- If you or another are in danger call 999 and speak to your local police.
- Call the Safer Kingston Partnership on 0208 547 5039