Study to examine widest ever range of hate crime victim groups
UK: The most wide-ranging survey of hate crime victims ever to be undertaken is being launched this month in Leicester by a specialist research team based at the Department of Criminology, University of Leicester.
The survey is part of the Leicester Hate Crime Project – a two year study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, designed to examine the nature and impact of hate crime and victims' expectations of the criminal justice system and other local support agencies.
The survey is being administered to the widest range of victim groups ever covered by a single hate crime study. This includes people who have been victimised specifically because of their –
- race
- religion
- sexual orientation
- disability
- gender identity
- as well as those who belong to the kinds of more marginalised groups which are often overlooked within hate crime research and policy, such as –
- Gypsies and Travellers
- asylum seekers
- refugees
- the homeless
- those belonging to alternative subcultures
The findings will be published at the end of the research when it is anticipated that they will have a major impact upon hate crime victimisation policy and practice both locally and nationally.
Any questions about the research should be directed to Stevie-Jade Hardy, lead researcher at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
