The production of hate crime victim status: Discourses of normalisation and the experiences of LGBT community members

This article identifies discourses which serve to ‘normalise’ experiences of anti-LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) violence and prevent harmed LGBT persons from accessing the status of ‘hate crime victim’. The phenomenon of normalisation is established in research addressing homophobic,...

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Authors: Haynes, Amanda (Author) ; Schweppe, Jennifer (Author) ; Garland, Jon 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2025, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 890-910
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