Disability Hate Crimes: Does Anyone Really Hate Disabled People? (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781409407812)

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.

Author: Mark Sherry
ISBN-10: 1409407810
ISBN-13: 9781409407812
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/28/2010
Pages: 182
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 167