Will online ‘hate crime’ be prosecuted as seriously as face-to-face ‘hate crime’?

New guidelines were published on 21st August by the DPP on how to proceed with ‘hate crimes’ suggesting that the CPS has formally recognised the far-reaching impact online ‘hate crimes’ may have. In response to this problem, they have promised to prosecute such crimes as robustly as offline ‘hate crimes’. To achieve this aim, the CPS will rely on a revised guidance on the prosecution of social...Read More