Background The difficulties in defining hate crime, hate incidents and hate speech, and in
finding a common conceptual basis constitute a key barrier toward operationalisation in …

The overall aim of the review is to map the definitions and measurement tools used to
capture the whole spectrum of hate motivated behaviors, including hate crime, hate speech …

Hate crime encompasses numerous themes that have formed a central feature of
contemporary social scientific enquiry, including marginalisation, victimisation and …

Welcome to The Routledge International Handbook on Hate Crime. For us as editors, the
construction of this book has been a challenging but rewarding experience. The idea for a …

At the most recent annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), I was
struck by the sheer quantity-if not necessarily the quality-of papers centered on hate crime …

The term hate crime is instinctively understood across policy and practice domains, but is
defined differently across contexts. Whilst it is accepted that a standard universal and …

While international instruments and commitments to tackle racist violence are longstanding
and comprehensive,'hate crime'is a relatively new concept in the international criminal …

The BBC's Panorama television special, Undercover Care: The Abused Exposed, was first
broadcast on 12 May 2011. This uncovered a regime of shocking abuse by care staff against …

Hate crime has become an increasingly familiar term in recent times as problems of bigotry
and prejudice continue to pose complex challenges for societies across the world. Although …

The scope and nature of hate crime1 in Canada are issues that policy makers, government
researchers, academics and non-governmental organizations have been trying to …