ABSTRACT

Since the publication of the first edition of 'Hate Crime' in 2005, interest in this subject as a scholarly and political domain has grown considerably both in Britain and North America, but significantly also in many other parts of the world. As such, this second edition fully revises and updates the content of the first, but within a broader international context.

Building on the success of the first edition, this accessible, cross-disciplinary text also includes a wider range of international issues, and addresses new and emerging areas of concern within the field. The book will be of particular interest to academics, undergraduate and postgraduate students, criminal justice practitioners, and policy-makers working within the area of hate crime and related fields of crime, social justice, and diversity. It will also be of value to others who may hold a more general interest in what is undoubtedly a rapidly evolving and increasingly important area of contemporary and global social concern.

chapter 1|18 pages

Defining and conceptualising hate crime

chapter 3|18 pages

The international geography of hate

chapter 4|22 pages

Victims and victimisation

chapter 5|18 pages

Prejudice and hatred

chapter 6|25 pages

Explaining hate crime

chapter 7|19 pages

Law and law enforcement

chapter 8|22 pages

Challenging hate and hate crime

chapter 9|20 pages

Questioning the hate crime paradigm

chapter 10|25 pages

Critical issues in hate crime