Developing an Evidence Base for Violent and Disablist Hate Crime in Britain: Findings From the Life Opportunities Survey

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 29, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 3086-3104

  Emerson, Eric ^a,b   Roulstone, Alan ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

disability; hate crime; violent crime

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRIME VICTIM; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRIME VICTIMS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896387910     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260514534524     Document Type: Article

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