Abstract
This chapter aims to assess and evaluate the forensic possibilities contained in a closer reading of the words used in hate crimes. Through a Critical Discourse Analysis of incident characteristics and officers’ narratives of incidents, this chapter maps out how key hate speech-text indicators may assist to better evaluate the force and effects of hate crimes, and as a consequence, assist in the development of risk-assessment instruments for use by front-line officers in the evaluation of hate crimes and the harms caused by verbal-textual hostility.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Hate Crime: Concepts, Policy, Future Directions |
| Editors | Neil Chakraborti |
| Place of Publication | U.K. |
| Publisher | Willan |
| Pages | 99-123 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781843927808 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |