Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 239 - 255 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | British Journal of Criminology |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- hate crime
- bias crime
- prejudice
- policing
- victimization
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From hate to prejudice : Does the new terminology of prejudice motivated crime change perceptions and reporting actions? / Wickes, Rebecca; Pickering, Sharon; Mason, Gail; Maher, Jane M; McCulloch, Jude.
In: British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 56, No. 2, 2016, p. 239 - 255.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - From hate to prejudice
T2 - Does the new terminology of prejudice motivated crime change perceptions and reporting actions?
AU - Wickes, Rebecca
AU - Pickering, Sharon
AU - Mason, Gail
AU - Maher, Jane M
AU - McCulloch, Jude
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Official definitions of hate crime are viewed as overly narrow and unnecessarily exclusive. To enable more inclusive practices, many jurisdictions have embraced alternative terminologies such as bias crime, targeted crime and prejudice motivated crime. In this article, we examine how police agencies in Victoria, Australia, are grappling with incidents and responses to hate crime. Drawing on the accounts of high priority victim groups, we illustrate how victims and victim advocates make sense of new hate crime terminologies and whether these terminologies facilitate hate crime incident reporting. Our findings speak to the importance of shared understanding and vocabularies; however, police responses to prejudice motivated crime incidents and police interactions with victims remain a significant barrier to reporting behaviour.
AB - Official definitions of hate crime are viewed as overly narrow and unnecessarily exclusive. To enable more inclusive practices, many jurisdictions have embraced alternative terminologies such as bias crime, targeted crime and prejudice motivated crime. In this article, we examine how police agencies in Victoria, Australia, are grappling with incidents and responses to hate crime. Drawing on the accounts of high priority victim groups, we illustrate how victims and victim advocates make sense of new hate crime terminologies and whether these terminologies facilitate hate crime incident reporting. Our findings speak to the importance of shared understanding and vocabularies; however, police responses to prejudice motivated crime incidents and police interactions with victims remain a significant barrier to reporting behaviour.
KW - hate crime
KW - bias crime
KW - prejudice
KW - policing
KW - victimization
UR - http://bjc.oxfordjournals.org/content/56/2/239.full.pdf
U2 - 10.1093/bjc/azv041
DO - 10.1093/bjc/azv041
M3 - Article
VL - 56
SP - 239
EP - 255
JO - British Journal of Criminology
JF - British Journal of Criminology
SN - 0007-0955
IS - 2
ER -