“We’re Not Where We Should Be”: Enhancing Law Enforcement Responses to Hate Crime

IF 0.9 4区社会学 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI:10.3138/cjccj.2020-0057

Barbara Perry, Kanika Samuels-Wortley

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Abstract:In an era when reported hate crimes are increasing dramatically, it is troubling that there appears to be, at best, an uneven response to the problem from law enforcement in Canada. Our pilot study of policing hate crime in Ontario is the first attempt to understand whether and how law enforcement think about and act on hate crime. Interviews with officers in eight police forces across eastern and southern Ontario (N = 38) uncovered three clusters of factors that appear to shape how they manage hate crime: environmental, organizational, and individual. What we offer in this paper is a series of related recommendations for enhancing police responses to hate crime along each of the three dimensions.Résumé:À une époque où les crimes haineux rapportés augmentent de façon importante, il est troublant qu’il semble y avoir, au mieux, une réponse inégale au problème parmi les services policiers du Canada. Notre étude pilote de la surveillance policière des crimes haineux en Ontario est la première à tenter de comprendre si les services de police pensent aux crimes haineux, s’ils agissent face à ces crimes et comment ils le font. Des entrevues auprès d’agents de police dans huit services de police dans l’est et le sud de l’Ontario (N = 38) ont mis au jour trois groupes de facteurs qui semblent façonner la manière dont il gère les crimes haineux : environnemental, organisationnel et individuel. Cet article offre une série de recommandations reliées pour améliorer la réponse policière aux crimes haineux dans chacune des trois dimensions.

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“我们没有达到我们应该达到的水平”：加强对仇恨犯罪的执法应对

摘要：在一个报告的仇恨犯罪急剧增加的时代，令人不安的是，加拿大的执法问题似乎最好得到某种程度的解决。我们对安大略省警察仇恨犯罪的试点研究是第一次试图了解执法部门在何处以及如何思考仇恨犯罪并采取行动。对安大略省东部和南部八支警察部队的警官的采访（n=38）揭示了三组似乎影响他们如何处理仇恨犯罪的因素：环境、组织和个人。我们在本文中提出的是一系列相关建议，以加强警察在三个层面上对仇恨犯罪的反应。摘要：在报告的仇恨犯罪大幅增加之际，令人不安的是，加拿大警察部门对这一问题的反应充其量似乎不均衡。我们对安大略省警察仇恨犯罪监测的试点研究是第一次试图了解警察部门是否在考虑仇恨犯罪，他们是否在处理这些犯罪，以及他们是如何这样做的。对安大略省东部和南部八个警察部门（n=38）的警官进行的访谈揭示了三组似乎影响其处理仇恨犯罪方式的因素：环境、组织和个人。本文提供了一系列相关建议，以改善警方在所有三个方面对仇恨犯罪的反应。

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Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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1.30

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33.30%

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期刊介绍： The Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice publishes quarterly coverage of the theoretical and scientific aspects of the study of crime and the practical problems of law enforcement, administration of justice and the treatment of offenders, particularly in the Canadian context. Since 1958, this peer-reviewed journal has provided a forum for original contributions and discussions in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. This bilingual, peer-reviewed journal was previously called the Canadian Journal of Criminology, the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Corrections, and the Canadian Journal of Corrections.