What Offences are racially aggravated?

Racially or religiously aggravated offences

• Serious violent offences.
• Common assault.
• Racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage.
• Fear or provocation of violence and intentional harassment, alarm or distress.
• Harassment, alarm or distress.
• Arrest.
• Harassment.
• Putting people in fear of violence.

Can criminal damage be racially aggravated?

Section 30 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (as amended by the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001) creates an offence of racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage, based on the basic offence of criminal damage under Section 1(1) Criminal Damage Act 1971.

What is the sentence for racially aggravated public order?

Racially/religiously aggravated section 4A is an either way offence, with the maximum penalty on indictment being 2 years’ imprisonment or a fine or both. The maximum penalty on summary conviction is 6 months’ imprisonment or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both.

What is an aggravated offence UK?

offence was racially or religiously aggravated; offence motivated by, or demonstrating, hostility to the victim based on his or her sexual orientation (or presumed sexual orientation); offence motivated by, or demonstrating, hostility based on the victim’s disability (or presumed disability);

What’s an aggravated burglary?

(1)A person is guilty of aggravated burglary if he commits any burglary and at the time has with him any firearm or imitation firearm, any weapon of offence, or any explosive; and for this purpose—

Can ABH be aggravated?

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm / Racially or religiously aggravated ABH. These are specified offences for the purposes of sections 266 and 279 (extended sentence for certain violent, sexual or terrorism offences) of the Sentencing Code.

What is aggravated criminal damage?

A person commits aggravated criminal damage by intentionally or recklessly without the express permission of the owner: 1. Defacing, damaging or in any way changing the appearance of any building, structure, personal property or place used for worship or any religious purpose.

Can you claim compensation for criminal damage?

You may be entitled to compensation if there has been physical damage to your property or vehicle. The damage must have been caused: unlawfully, maliciously or wantonly by an unlawful assembly of three or more people. by an act of terrorism.

What is the punishment for a public order offence?

Penalty: Maximum sentence of 6 months imprisonment and a fine. This offence is the most common public order offence and is defined as having intent to make an individual believe that unlawful violence will be used against them.

Is threatening behaviour an offence?

Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986, or ‘Threatening Behaviour’ as it is often referred to, contains two primary elements. To be convicted of this offence, the guilty party must intend to cause harassment, alarm or distress to another person.

Can you be charged with threatening behaviour?

Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986, or threatening behaviour as it is commonly known, contains two separate elements. To be convicted of this offence, the guilty party must intend to cause one or more of the following to another person: Harassment.

What is the difference between mitigating and aggravating circumstances?

Aggravating circumstances refers to factors that increases the severity or culpability of a criminal act. A mitigating factor is the opposite of an aggravating circumstance, as a mitigating factor provides reasons as to why punishment for a criminal act’s ought to be lessened.