Written by Kylie Barton

Hate Crime is a broad term that covers a number of things. In this article we will give a broad overview of what it is, as well as what you can do.

A hate crime, is a crime that is targeted at a person because of the offender’s personal prejudices. These can include prejudices against people with a physical or mental disability, people of a certain race or religion, people of a different sexuality, age, or general subculture.

Such hate crimes are usually born out of a lack of information or misguided fears, and so the more we talk about these different areas the better. Moreover, the more it is reported, the better. Hate Crime is still a little known offence, and it is often something added to another offence such as harassment, assault, threats of violence, robbery, or online abuse and thusly increased the seriousness of the offence in the eyes of the law. Hate crimes can be committed against a person or a property. [Read more…]

Written by Kylie Barton

As online communities proliferate, and become a place where many citizens are increasingly active, there have been growing concerns relating to the safety of people online.

As with all areas of life, there are risks online, but these risks are very much unknown to some members of our communities. In this article we will have a look at some of those fears and the things you can do to make sure that you and your data is safe when surfing the web.

Your data online is really like a needle in a haystack, and you are probably just as likely to be subject to identity theft online as you are to be a subject of fraud in real life. There is always a risk, but it is minimal, and online there are more ways to protect you than there are in real life, and more ways to resolve any situations that occur. [Read more…]