LGBT victims of violence: An overview of European knowledge, policies and practices
Violent victimization of LGBT people is mostly focused on hate crime although the scope of their possible (and real) victimization is much broader. Since the scientific literature on this topic is dominantly from North America, the aim of this paper is an overview of European knowledge, pol...
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| Language: | English |
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Victimology Society of Serbia and University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Temida |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2020/1450-66372001027K.pdf |
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| Summary: | Violent victimization of LGBT people is mostly focused on hate crime although
the scope of their possible (and real) victimization is much broader. Since
the scientific literature on this topic is dominantly from North America, the
aim of this paper is an overview of European knowledge, policies and
practices. Three questions are posed in the paper: 1) what are the European
insights into the incidence of violent victimization of LGBT people, 2) how
does European scientific interest into this topic look like, and 3) do
European policies and practices serve as an adequate response to the violent
victimization of LGBT people. The incidence of violent victimization of LGBT
people ranges from 10% to 32%, with threats of physical violence being the
main form. Victims report their victimization within the range of 17% to 22%
of cases. The interest of European scientists in this problem is scarce and
partial. Violent victimization of LGBT people is dominantly conceptualized in
European policies and strategies through the constructs of discrimination and
hate crime. |
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| ISSN: | 1450-6637 2406-0941 |