Temporal Clustering of Hate Crimes in the Aftermath of the Brexit Vote and Terrorist Attacks: A Comparison of Scotland and England and Wales

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

British Journal of Criminology Pub Date : 2021-04-24 DOI:10.1093/BJC/AZAA090

Sylwia J. Piatkowska, Brendan Lantz

引用次数: 16

Abstract

This study examines the temporal clustering of hate crimes in Scotland, England and Wales in the wake of the Brexit vote and the 2017 terrorist attacks. Using an interrupted time-series design, we analyzed hate crime data by motivation type and month as provided by area police forces under the Freedom of Information Act. The results revealed a significant increase in crimes based on religious bias in Scotland, England and Wales after the 2017 terrorist attacks. There is also evidence of a significant increase in racial hate crime in the aftermath of the European Union referendum but only in England and Wales. We suggest that these findings underscore the role of political legitimization in predicting hate crimes.

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英国脱欧公投和恐怖袭击后仇恨犯罪的时间聚类:苏格兰与英格兰和威尔士的比较

这项研究考察了英国脱欧投票和2017年恐怖袭击后，苏格兰、英格兰和威尔士仇恨犯罪的时间聚集性。根据《信息自由法》，我们使用中断时间序列设计，按动机类型和月份分析了地区警察部队提供的仇恨犯罪数据。结果显示，2017年恐怖袭击后，苏格兰、英格兰和威尔士基于宗教偏见的犯罪大幅增加。还有证据表明，在欧盟公投后，种族仇恨犯罪显著增加，但仅在英格兰和威尔士。我们认为，这些发现强调了政治合法化在预测仇恨犯罪中的作用。

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British Journal of Criminology CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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6.30

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7.70%

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