Why has so much hate crime policy seemingly ignored academic research? And why has so much research been conducted without reference to policy? This 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. Essential reading for students, academics and practitioners working across a range of disciplines including criminology, sociology and social policy, Responding to Hate Crime makes a clear and compelling case for closer and more constructive partnerships between scholars and policy makers.

About the Author
Neil Chakraborti is a Reader in Criminology at the University of Leicester, UK. He has published extensively in the field of hate crime and works closely with practitioners, scholars and campaigners to connect policy and research. Jon Garland is a Reader in Criminology in the Department of Sociology at University of Surrey, UK. He has researched and published widely in the areas of hate crime, rural racism, policing and victimisation.

Reviews
"At a time of heightened focus on `hate crimes', renowned experts Chakraborti and Garland bring together an international array of commentators to make a persuasive case for restorative approaches to hate crime. The strength of this edited collection is found in the synergy between scholarship and policy." Professor Carolyn Hoyle, University of Oxford
"Neil Chakraborti and Jon Garland are to be congratulated for bringing together this exceptionally important, comprehensive and stimulating collection of essays exploring the hate crime scholarship-policy nexus. Responding to Hate Crime is a text of remarkable range and sophistication; it is both timely and forward-thinking. The tragic consequences of prejudice and bigotry are sadly all too familiar to all of us, but the small `signs of progress' noted by the editors are in no small part due to their own pioneering work in this field." Yvonne Jewkes, Professor of Criminology, University of Leicester



Book Information
ISBN 9781447308775
Author Neil Chakraborti
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Policy Press
Publisher Bristol University Press