Hate crime legislation is often touted as a progressive tool to end violence and champion inclusion. Its origins tell a more complicated story.
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It is difficult to argue that online comments can amount to criminal offences that threaten public order.
The UK lacks a comprehensive system for recording hateful graffiti and imagery, something which researchers argue must change.
It’s easy to assume the latest opposition to NSW police taking part in the annual festival is a response to recent events. Really, it’s the result of a long, painful history.
Talking about violence with teens and tweens is very different from the conversation you’ll have with younger children.
Being homeless compounds the risk factors that make people more vulnerable to hate-motivated attacks.
The recent conflict between Israel and Hamas has exacerbated hate crimes in Canada and put Canadian multiculturalism to the test.
There has been a sharp uptick in crimes specifically targeting Muslim and Jewish people since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out in October 2023.
Study on antisemitic conspiracy theories shows they can make groups turn inwards for support and more fearful of others.
The New South Wales Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes has held its final public sitting in Sydney today. It’s been dogged in its pursuit of justice for victims and their families.
International conflicts can often trigger hate crimes against diasporas and other connected communities. Canadian governments should take action to prevent a rise in hate crimes.
Incidents of antisemitism in the US have risen to historic levels, and the White House has vowed to fight them.
The criminalisation of same-sex sexual relations among consenting adults in Kenya worsens social disparities and inequalities.
Vigils for LGBTQ+ people turn public spaces into a collective space of belonging with one another
Local journalism should be recognised as an essential element for nurturing the UK’s diverse, civic communities.
Australian states and territories are moving to ban Nazi symbols. But can such laws cover a Nazi salute? Here are the difficulties in drafting and enforcing such legislation.
The GOP leadership renewed its pledge to resist public education that includes painful discussions on race and racism in America.
For the first time, researchers have been able to produce estimates of the rate of hate crimes against LGBTQ people.
Bias-motivated attacks became a distinct crime in the 1980s. But police investigate only a fraction of the roughly 200,000 hate crimes reported each year – and even fewer ever make it to court.
The suspect is facing five counts of bias-motivated crime causing bodily injury, in addition to murder charges. But in Australia, the victims and their families would have no such recourse.
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Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
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Visiting Lecturer, Union Theological Seminary
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Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Newcastle, University of Newcastle
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Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Director, Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism, California State University, San Bernardino
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Director, Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies, University of Tasmania
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Senior Research Specialist., Human Sciences Research Council
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Associate Professor and Director of the Terrorism Research Center, University of Arkansas
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Senior lecturer in Sociology, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Criminology, Birmingham City University
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Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Seattle University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Northwestern University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Indiana University
