Hate crime and restorative justice : exploring causes, repairing harms / Mark Austin Walters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walters, Mark Austin, 1980- author.

Series:

Clarendon studies in criminology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hate crimes--Great Britain.

Hate crimes.

Hate crimes--Psychological aspects.

Restorative justice--Great Britain.

Restorative justice.

Psychological aspects.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Summary:

Clarendon Studies in Criminology aims to provide forum for outstanding empirical and theoretical work in all aspects of criminology and criminal justice, broady understood. The Editors welcome submissions from established scholars, as well as excellent PhD work. The Series was inaugurated in 1994, with Roger Hood as its first General Editor, following discussions between Oxford University Press and three criminology centres. It is edited under the auspices of these three criminological centres; the Cambridge Institute of Criminology, the Mannheim Centre for Criminology at the London School of Economics, and the Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford. Each supplies members of the Editorial Board and in turn, the Series Editor. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Conceptualizing Hate Crime for Restorative Justice 1

Introduction 1

What is 'Hate Crime' 2

Defining 'Hate' in 'Hate Crime' 6

Linking 'Hate' with 'Crime' 8

Transposing 'Hate' into Law 12

Understanding Hate Crime as a Process of Victimization 17

The Process of Hate 18

Victim-Offender Relationships 21

Including 'Hate Incidents' Within Hate Crime Policy 23

The Limitations of a Retributive Approach to Tackling Repeated 'Hate Incidents' 25

Conclusion 30

2 Conceptualizing Restorative Justice for Hate Crime 32

Introduction 32

Part I What is Restorative Justice? 33

Part II Repairing Harms? Normative Assumptions and Empirical Findings 45

Part III The Limits of Restorative Justice: Methodological Issues 53

Part IV Some Preliminary Thoughts on the Challenges and Opportunities of Restorative Justice for Hate Crime 56

Conclusion 60

3 The Harms of Hate Crime: From Structural Disadvantage to Individual Identity 62

Introducation 62

Part I Structural Inequality: The Beginnings of Hate Harm 63

Part II The Direct Impacts of Hate Crime Victimization 71

Conclusion 89

4 Repairing the Harms of Everyday Hate Crime: Exploring Community Mediation and the Views of Restorative Practitioners 91

Introduction 91

Part I Community Mediation and the Hate Crimes Project 92

Part II Repairing the Harms of Hate Crime 97

Part III The Experiences of Restorative Practitioners 115

Conclusion: Understanding Hate Incidents and Repairing the Harms They Cause 119

5 Restorative Policing and Hate Crime 123

Introducation 123

Part I Restorative Policing 124

Part II Could the Restorative Disposal Help Repair the Harms of Hate Crime? 129

Conclusion 146

6 Secondary Victimization, State Participation, and the Importance of Multi-Agency Partnerships 148

Introduction 148

Part I State Responses to Hate Crime: Exploring the Harms Caused by Housing and Police Officers 150

Part II Reducing Harm Through Multi-Agency Partnerships 159

Conclusion 181

7 The Perils of 'Community': From Theory to Practice 184

Introduction 184

Part I The Perils of 'Community' 186

Part II Avoiding Domination and Re-victimization 193

Conclusion 204

8 Humanizing 'Difference' and Challenging Prejudice Through Restorative Dialogue 207

Introduction 207

Part I Negotiating Cultural and Identity Difference: Overcoming Empathic Divides? 208

Part II Humanizing 'Difference': the Importance of 'Storytelling' 219

Conclusion 234

9 Conclusion: Uncovering Hidden Truths 236

The Need for a Restorative Approach to Hate Crime 236

What Did Restorative Justice Tell Us About the Nature of Hate Crime? 244

What Did Hate Crime Tell Us About the Practice of Restorative Justice? 252.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-298) and index.

ISBN:

9780199684496

0199684499

OCLC:

869791856