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Disablist hate crime 'falls under police and local authority radar'

Posted on 02/10/2009
University of Leicester

A recent study into Hate Crime, including the targeting of people with disabilities, reveals that disablist hate crime often finds itself on the periphery of academic and practitioner concerns.

The study in the University of Leicester Department of Criminology identifies that disabled people remain marginalised in discussions about hate crime

The death of Fiona Pilkington and her daughter Frankie after they were terrorised by youths has led a jury to partly blame the police and two councils.

Jon Garland, a senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Leicester, said: