RT Article
T1 Exploring the Dark Figure of Hate: Experiences with Police Bias and the Under-reporting of Hate Crime
JF Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice
VO 62
IS 2
SP 64
OP 97
A1 Erentzen, Caroline
A2 Lieder, Regina 1827-1901
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1742742459
AB Hate crimes are notoriously under-reported, and the present research explores possible etiological factors for this phenomenon in a national Canadian sample. Controlling for demographic and off ence characteristics, the research shows that victims who had prior experiences with police discrimination were significantly less likely to report hate crimes to police compared to victims of non-hate-based crimes. Additionally, victims experienced hate crimes in a more intersectional way than is typically reflected in police reports, as victims tended to interpret the offence as targeting multiple overlapping identities rather than a solitary hate motivation. Th ese fi ndings reflect the unique nature of hate-motivated off ences, whose victims may find it futile to report bias-motivated offences to a police force whom they believe is itself biased. These results suggest possible opportunities to improve reporting of offences and relations between police and marginalized communities.
K1 Citizen crime reporting
K1 Hate
K1 Hate groups
K1 Police reports
K1 Victims of hate crimes
K1 Cynisme légal
K1 Hate Crime
K1 Legal cynicism
K1 Police
K1 Victimology
K1 Victims
DO 10.3138/cjccj.2019-0035