Those who use hate speech need education, not court fines

10th July 2024Penelope Gibbs, Director, Transform Justice

Police in the UK have little discretion to resolve cases involving hate speech with an out-of-court sanction, although an evaluation of this approach recorded reduced reoffending and successful completion rates; Penelope Gibbs, Director of campaign group Transform Justice, believes education of those committing one-off hate speech crimes could be much more effective than court fines, and could reassure victims that such behaviour wouldn’t be repeated.

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Those who use hate speech need education, not court fines

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