The Role of Victim Decision Making in Reporting of Hate Crimes

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Wong, Kevin and Christmann, Kris (2009) The Role of Victim Decision Making in Reporting of Hate Crimes. Community Safety Journal, 7 (2). pp. 19-35. ISSN 1757-8043

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Abstract

This study tests assumptions implicit in many of the policy developments around hate crime reporting that concern the social context and some of the psychological processes behind decisionmaking on victim reporting. Results suggest that official concern over reporting all hate crimes for service planning requirements is not shared by the overwhelming majority of respondents and would not be feasible to deliver. If reporting is to be increased it needs to deliver a more tangible and personally experienced outcome for the individual.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Schools:	School of Human and Health Sciences School of Human and Health Sciences > Applied Criminology Centre School of Human and Health Sciences > Centre for Applied Childhood Studies
Depositing User:	Graham Stone
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2010 10:57
Last Modified:	17 Dec 2010 15:52
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/8874

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