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The dark figure of disablist violence
Citation
Thorneycroft, R and Asquith, NL, The dark figure of disablist violence, The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 54, (5) pp. 489-507. ISSN 2059-1098 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2015 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
While there is a paucity of research pertaining to the phenomenon of disablist
violence, one key feature has emerged: it is widely under-reported and under-recorded.
The reasons for this are diverse: many are representative of reporting issues attributable
to all forms of (hate) crime, and others are unique to the individual and social conditions
of living with a disability (Sin 2013). This article provides a conceptual and contextual
overview of disablist violence before proceeding to a critical literature review of the reasons
why the phenomenon is largely under-reported. Against this backdrop, we offer a critical
examination of the various policing strategies necessary for addressing the problem of
under-reporting of disablist violence.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | hate crime, disablist violence, disability, under-reporting, policing |
| Research Division: | Human Society |
| Research Group: | Criminology |
| Research Field: | Causes and prevention of crime |
| Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
| Objective Group: | Community services |
| Objective Field: | Ability and disability |
| UTAS Author: | Asquith, NL (Professor Nicole Asquith) |
| ID Code: | 140850 |
| Year Published: | 2015 |
| Deposited By: | Policing and Emergency Management |
| Deposited On: | 2020-09-11 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-05-27 |
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