Disability Hate Crimes: Does Anyone Really Hate Disabled People? - Softcover

Sherry, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032928700 ISBN 13: 9781032928708

Publisher: Routledge, 2024

Synopsis

Disability hate crimes are a global problem. They are often violent and hyper-aggressive, with life-changing effects on victims, and they send consistent messages of intolerance and bigotry. This ground-breaking book shows that disability hate crimes do exist, that they have unique characteristics which distinguish them from other hate crimes, and that more effective policies and practices can and must be developed to respond and prevent them. With particular focus on the UK and USA's contrasting response to this issue, this book will help readers to define hate crimes as well as place them within their wider social context. It discusses the need for legislative recognition and essential improvements on the reporting of incidents and assistance for individual victims of these crimes, as well as the need to address the social exclusion of disabled people and the negative attitudes surrounding their condition.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Sherry is Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032928700
• ISBN 13: 9781032928708
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 182