What is harassment?
Harassment includes deliberate action against one or more people usually, (but not always) because of their:
race or ethnic origin
disability
age
sexuality
sex
learning difficulties
religious belief
HIV or AIDS status or
other vulnerability
What is racial harassment?
Racial harassment is a criminal offence and should be reported to the police. Racial harassment is defined as 'an incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person'.
Racial harassment can take many forms. Examples can include:
- verbal racial abuse and name calling
- printed material and literature
- graffiti
- physical assault
- damage to property
- threats and intimidation
- abusive text messages or phone calls
Magna will take the following steps to ensure that action is taken after a report of racial harassment is made:
respond to all allegations of racial incidents:
- arrange for removal of racist graffiti within 24 hours of receiving notification
- take action against perpetrators
- support victims and witnesses
We work in partnership with Dorset Race Equality Council. Dorset Race Equality Council is a registered charity which aims to eliminate all forms of descrimination based on race and ethnic differences. You can contact them at: www.dorsetrec.org.uk or telephone 01202 553 003.
If you are too frightened to report racial harassment to the police, please call the ASB Team on 01305 216090 and we can report it for you. |