Aligning police practice with hate crime theory: the case for using risk assessments to improve police response to victims of hate

Trickett, L ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4948-4088 and Bryan, T, 2024. Aligning police practice with hate crime theory: the case for using risk assessments to improve police response to victims of hate. International Review of Victimology. ISSN 0269-7580

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Abstract

In England and Wales police forces have been urged to improve their response to victims. Despite this, many victims continue not to report to police and those that do, often report distrust and dissatisfaction with police response. Across the hate crime strands, victims have little confidence in the capacity of police to act empathetically, to respond to hate crime effectively, or to take hate crime victimization seriously. In this paper we argue that risk assessments represent a useful tool to bridge the gap between the reality of hate crime victimization and current practice. We suggest that risk assessments - tools designed to assess a victim’s risk of potential future victimization, not only help the police to implement safeguarding, but can also provide a fuller understanding of the impact and harms of hate crime, so that police have a more holistic perspective. Use of risk assessment may ensure that victim perspectives remain at the centre of police response.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	International Review of Victimology
Creators:	Trickett, L. and Bryan, T.
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Date:	23 September 2024
ISSN:	0269-7580
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1177/02697580241279607 DOI 2308866 Other
Rights:	Reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Law School
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	06 Dec 2024 14:07
Last Modified:	06 Dec 2024 14:07
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52703

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