Responding to Hate Crime - 9781447308768

Responding to Hate CrimeThe Case for Connecting Policy and Research\nAuthor(s): Neil Chakraborti, Jon Garland\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781447308768, 978-1447308768\nSynopsis\nWhy has so much hate crime policy seemingly ignored academic research? And why has so much research been conducted without reference to policy? \n\nThis book bridges the gap between research and policy by bringing together internationally renowned hate crime experts from the domains of scholarship, policy and activism. It provides new perspectives on the nature of hate crime victimisation and perpetration, and considers an extensive range of themes, challenges and solutions which have previously been un- or under-explored. In doing so, the book offers innovative ways of combating and preventing hate crime that combine cutting-edge research with the latest in professional innovations.\n\nEssential reading for students, academics and p.