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Now, videos are online from the third symposium of this project (a fourth is due to take place in Brussels in January next year) that took place in April this year, in Frankfurt, Germany, organized by our German partners in the project, Michael Fingerle and Caroline Bonnes. The theme of this particular symposium was the prevention and psychology of hate crime. So without further ado, here's some more social science research in the making - welcome to the lab!
David Brax (and Christian Munthe) - The Hate Crime Concept(s): Moral, Legal and Political Considerations
Anneli Svensson: How the LGBTQ Population's Suffering from Hate Crimes and Its Consequences Can Help us Understand the Preventive Work
Marc Coester: Community Crime Prevention in the case of Hate Crimes and Right-Wing Extremism
Edward Dunbar - Community, Forensic, and Clinical Characteristics of Hate Crime Offenders in L.A.