Hi everyone,

A new hate crime study is taking place at Leicester University. Anyone who has been affecte by this vile crime may want to participate.

'LEICESTER LEADS THE WAY IN MOST COMPREHENSIVE EVER HATE-CRIME STUDY
Research will include widest range of groups to be investigated in a single study

Britain’s most comprehensive study of hate crime victimisation is being launched this month in Leicester by a specialist research team at the University of Leicester.

Criminologists from the University are starting a major two-year project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, examining the experiences of those who are victimised because of their identity, vulnerability or perceived 'difference' in the eyes of the perpetrator.

Dr Neil Chakraborti and Jon Garland from the Department of Criminology at the University of Leicester said the research will seek to broaden the scope of previous studies of hate crime.

Dr Chakraborti, Principal Investigator, said: “We will be working with the widest range of victims ever covered in a single hate crime study. As well as investigating the experiences of the more ‘recognised’ hate crime victim communities, including those who experience racist, religiously motivated, homophobic, disablist and transphobic victimisation, we also want to hear from anyone who feels they have been a victim of hate crime including people whose victimisation often slips under the radar. That will entail us working with a very broad range of groups such as the homeless, refugees, asylum seekers, Gypsies and Travellers, those with mental health problems, and those belonging to alternative subcultures, amongst many others.
“‘This research will shed new light upon their needs and their experiences of victimisation. Throughout the two years we will be working closely with criminal justice agencies, including the police, and other organisations in a position to support victims of targeted violence and harassment because we want the research to make a real difference to policy and practice.

The research will therefore be of benefit to potential and actual victims of hate crime, community groups, networks and associations, the police, local authorities, Victim Support, the Ministry of Justice and Home Office, and charities and third sector organisations. The research team also plan to post regular updates on their progress via a dedicated project website and through social networking media such as Twitter in order to make the project as accessible and transparent as possible.
Mr Jon Garland, co-investigator in the research, said: “The project will offer new perspectives of what it’s actually like to be targeted because the victim is somehow “different”. It will uncover the true impact of such harassment and violence and will help criminal justice agencies, both locally here in Leicester and also nationally, to understand fully the harmful impact of hate crime.”
As one of the most diverse cities in the UK, Leicester offers the ideal site in which to conduct the proposed study. The research will be undertaken via an extensive online and written survey of the wide range of victim communities mentioned above, and this will be complemented by hundreds of in-depth interviews with victims. The findings will be summarised in a series of reports and academic journal articles as the project progresses.


For more information contact the research team at:
Email: uolhatecrime@le.ac.uk
Tel: 0116 2523784; 07795 826061
Twitter: @HateCrime_Leics
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LeicesterHateCrimeProject

ABOUT THE ESRC
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is the UK's largest organisation for funding research on economic and social issues. It supports independent, high quality research which has an impact on business, the public sector and the third sector. The ESRC’s total budget for 2012/13 is £205 million. At any one time the ESRC supports over 4,000 researchers and postgraduate students in academic institutions and independent research institutes. More at www.esrc.ac.uk.

Best wishes,

Nell x

hi nell thanx for the post very informative
can i use it on our link pages
xxamyxx

I can't think why not. I had it sent to me from a disability hate crime network. I think they are trying to recruit participants from as wide a range of groups as possible and quite rightly so.

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