Policing Hate Crime: Understanding Communities And Prejudice (routledge Frontiers Of Criminal Justice)
by Sharon Pickering /
2017 / English / PDF
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In a contemporary setting of increasing social division and
marginalisation, Policing Hate Crime interrogates the
complexities of prejudice motivated crime and effective policing
practices. Hate crime has become a barometer for contemporary
police relations with vulnerable and marginalised communities.
But how do police effectively lead conversations with such
communities about problems arising from prejudice?
In a contemporary setting of increasing social division and
marginalisation, Policing Hate Crime interrogates the
complexities of prejudice motivated crime and effective policing
practices. Hate crime has become a barometer for contemporary
police relations with vulnerable and marginalised communities.
But how do police effectively lead conversations with such
communities about problems arising from prejudice?
Contemporary police are expected to be active agents in the
pursuit of social justice and human rights by stamping out
prejudice and group-based animosity. At the same time, police
have been criticised in over-policing targeted communities as
potential perpetrators, as well as under-policing these same
communities as victims of crime. Despite this history, the demand
for impartial law enforcement requires police to change their
engagement with targeted communities and kindle trust as
priorities in strengthening their response to hate crime.
Contemporary police are expected to be active agents in the
pursuit of social justice and human rights by stamping out
prejudice and group-based animosity. At the same time, police
have been criticised in over-policing targeted communities as
potential perpetrators, as well as under-policing these same
communities as victims of crime. Despite this history, the demand
for impartial law enforcement requires police to change their
engagement with targeted communities and kindle trust as
priorities in strengthening their response to hate crime.
Drawing upon a research partnership between police and academics,
this book entwines current law enforcement responses with key
debates on the meaning of hate crime to explore the potential for
misunderstandings of hate crime between police and communities,
and illuminates ways to overcome communication difficulties. This
book will be important reading for students taking courses in
hate crime, as well as victimology, policing, and crime and
community.
Drawing upon a research partnership between police and academics,
this book entwines current law enforcement responses with key
debates on the meaning of hate crime to explore the potential for
misunderstandings of hate crime between police and communities,
and illuminates ways to overcome communication difficulties. This
book will be important reading for students taking courses in
hate crime, as well as victimology, policing, and crime and
community.
