Hate crime is a particularly pernicious form of criminal behaviour that has significant impacts upon victims, their families and wider communities. In this substantially revised and updated edition the book examines the nature, extent and harms of hate crime, and the effectiveness of criminal justic[...]

Why has so much hate crime policy seemingly ignored academic research? And why has so much of this research been conducted without reference to policy? This book bridges this gap between research and policy by bringing together internationally renowned hate crime experts from the domains of scholars[...]