Anti-gay hate crimes in South Africa: prevalence, reporting practices, and experiences of the police

Agenda

Volumn 20, Issue 67, 2006, Pages 20-28

  Wells, Helen ^a   Polders, Louise ^b  

^a UNISA ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNISA   (Australia)

Author keywords

bisexual; gay; hate crimes; lesbian; police; reporting practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 85138375032     PISSN: 10130950     EISSN: 2158978X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10130950.2006.9674694     Document Type: Article

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