Publications: Disablist hate crime
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MIND, 'Another assault' (2007), London: MIND
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Mollow, A., 'Hunger Always Wins: Contesting the Medicalization of Fat Bodies' (2022), in J.M. Reynolds & C. Wieseler (Eds.) The Disability Bioethics Reader (pp. 254-262), New York: Routledge
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Nagesh, R., 'Hate crime – Part 2' (2016), Criminal Law & Justice Weekly, 180(33) [online]
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Nario-Redmond, M.R., Kemerling, A.A. & Silverman, A., '‘Hostile, Benevolent, and Ambivalent Ableism: Contemporary Manifestations’' (2019), Journal of Social Issues [online]
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Nasrallah, H.A., 'A PSYCHIATRIC MANIFESTO: Stigma is hate speech and a hate crime' (2022), Current Psychiatry, 21(6), pp. 6-8
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ODIHR, 'Hate crime against people with disabilities' (2017), OSCE
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Ogden, C., 'Disability' (2014), in Atkinson, R. (Ed.) Shades of Deviance: A Primer on Crime, Deviance and Social Harm. Routledge.
Ogden, C.A., 'Disability hate crime' (2016), in K. Corteen, S. Morley, P. Taylor, J. Turner (Eds.) A companion to crime, harm and victimisation, Bristol: Policy Press, pp.51-53
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Padley, P.H., 'Shame, discrimination and disability: Unveiling narratives of obesity' (2022), International Journal of Language Studies, 16(4), pp. 43-64
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Perry, J., 'The ‘perils’ of an identity politics approach to the legal recognition of harm' (2008), Liverpool Law Review, 29(1), pp.19-36
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Petruželka, B. & Walach, V., 'The physical and mental health consequences of bias victimization among people with disabilities' (2025), Kontakt, 27(2), pp. 171–178
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Phutane, M., Seelam, A. & Vashistha, A., 'Cold, Calculated, and Condescending: How AI Identifies and Explains Ableism Compared to Disabled People' (2025), ACMF ACCT 2025, Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on Fairness Accountability and Transparency, pp. 1927–1941
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Piggott, L., 'Prosecuting disability hate crime: A disabling solution?' (2011), People, Place and Policy Online, 5(1), pp.25-34
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Pyo, J. & Hayes, B.E., 'Disability, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation: An Intersectional Analysis Assessing Perceived Threat of Hate Crimes' (2024), Feminist Criminology [online]
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Pyo, J. & Hayes, B.E., 'Assessment of Functional and Dysfunctional Perceived Threat of Hate Crimes Among Persons With and Without Disability' (2023), Journal of Interpersonal Violence [online]
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Quarmby, K., 'Getting away with murder: Disabled people’s experiences of hate crime in the UK' (2008), London: SCOPE.
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Raffone, A., '“Her leg didn’t fully load in”: A digitally-mediated social-semiotic critical discourse analysis of disability hate speech on TikTok' (2022), International Journal of Language Studies, 16(4), pp. 17-42
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Ralph, S., Capewell, C. & Bonnett, E., 'Disability hate crime: Persecuted for difference' (2016), British Journal of Special Education [online]
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Richardson, L., Beadle-Brown, J., Bradshaw, J., Guest, C., Malovic, A. & Himmerich, J., 'I felt that I deserved it – Experiences and implications of disability hate crime (Article)' (2016), Tizard Learning Disability Review, 21(2), pp.80-88
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Roulstone, A., 'Disabled people, hate crime and citizenship' (2019), in B. Watermeyer, J. McKenzie & L. Swartz (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Disability and Citizenship in the Global South (pp.339-357). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
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Roulstone, A., 'Disabled people, hate crime and citizenship' (2018), in B. Watermeyer, J. McKenzie & L. Swartz (Eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Disability and Citizenship in the Global South (pp. 339-357). London: Palgrave Macmillan
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Roulstone, A. & Mason-Bish, H. (eds.), 'Disability, hate crime and violence' (2012), Abingdon: Routledge.
Roulstone, A., Thomas, P. & Balderston, S., 'Between hate and vulnerability: Unpacking the British criminal justice system’s construction of disablist hate crime' (2011), Disability & Society, 26(3), pp.351-364
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Russo, K.E. & Grasso, A., 'Coping with dis/ableism in Twitter discourse: A corpus-based critical appraisal analysis of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard case' (2022), International Journal of Language Studies, 16(4), pp. 65-94
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Ryan, E. & Leeson, T., 'Hate groups and hate crime' (2011), International Review of Law & Economics, 31(4), pp.256-262
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Safer Communities and the Safeguarding Adults & Mental Capacity Act Teams (SAMCAT) , 'Disability hate crime in Nottinghamshire – Summary of findings December 2010' (2010), (Online Report)
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Seymore, K. Pease, B., Strid, S. & Hearn, J. (Eds.), 'Interconnecting the Violences of Men: Continuities and Intersections in Research, Policy and Activism' (2024), London: Routledge
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Shakespeare, T., 'Blaming the victim: Disability hate crime' (2012), The Lancet: London
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Sherry, M., 'Disability hate crimes: Does anyone really hate disabled people?' (2010), Burlington, VT, Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Sherry, M., 'Feminist reflections on disability hate crime' (2013), Advances in Gender Research, 18, pp.53-66
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Sherry, M., 'Hate crimes against disabled people' (2000), Social Alternatives, 19(4), 24
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Sherry, M., 'Hate crimes/victimization' (2013), Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, pp.1490-1494
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Sherry, M., 'Exploring disability hate crimes' (2004), Review of Disability Studies, 1(1), pp.51-59
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Sherry, M. & Neller, A., 'Intellectual disability, stigma, and hate crimes' (2016), in K. Scior & S. Werner (Eds.), Intellectual disability and stigma: Stepping out from the margins (pp.111-126). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan
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Sin, C.H., 'Commentary on “‘I felt I deserved it’ – Experiences and implications of disability hate crime”' (2016), Tizard Learning Disability Review, 21(2), pp.89-94
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Sin, C.H., 'Researching hate crime against disabled people – Working through ethical considerations when the ‘personal is political’' (2018), In Ron Iphofen & Martin Tolich (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research Ethics (pp.322-338). London: SAGE Publications
Sin, C.H., 'Using a ‘layers of influence’ model to understand the interaction of research, policy and practice in relation to disablist hate crime' (2014), in Chakraborti, N. & Garland, J. (2014) Responding to hate crime: the case for connecting policy and research. Bristol: Policy Press.
Sin, C., Mguni, N., Cook, C., Comber, N. & Hedges, A., 'Targeted violence, harassment and abuse against people with learning disabilities in Great Britain' (2010), Tizard Learning Disability Review, 15(1), pp.17-27
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Sin, C.H., Hedges, A., Cooke, C., Mguni, N. & Comber, N., 'Disabled people’s experiences of targeted violence and hostility' (2009), Office for Public Management. Report for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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Sin, C.H., Sheikh, S. & Khanna, M., 'Police readiness for tackling hate crime against people with learning disabilities – Areas for improvement and examples of good practice' (2012), Safer Communities, 11(3), pp.145-153
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Stanton-Ife, J., 'Criminalising conduct with special reference to potential offences of stirring up hatred against disabled or transgender persons' (2013), London: Law Commission.
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Šumskienė, E., 'Disability hate crime: The overlooked consequence of the deinstitutionalization of care' (2017), Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika, 15, pp.70-79
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Surya, K.C., Sudip, N., Asmi, K.C. & Keshav, K.C., '“A life of disclosure: stigma, discrimination, and homelessness.” A case study of a factor that slowed (or contributed to the slowed) treatment-seeking behaviour of a leprosy patient in Nepal' (2023), Leprosy Review, 94(3), pp. 243–246
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Suvidutt, M.S. & Tomer, A., 'Hate Speech Against Disabled Persons in India: An Analysis of Legal Provisions and Judicial Interpretations' (2022), Journal of Forensic Medicine Science and Law, 31(2), pp. 71-76
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Taylor, S., 'The challenges of disablist hate crime' (2017), in A. Haynes, J. Schweppe, & S. Taylor (Eds.), Critical perspectives on hate crime (pp.209-232). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan
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Taylor, P., Corteen, K., Ogden, C., & Morley, S., '‘Standing’ by: disability hate crime and the police in England' (2012), Criminal Justice Matters, 87(1), pp.46-47
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Thomas, P., '“Mate crime”: Ridicule, hostility and targeted attacks against disabled people' (2011), Disability & Society, 29(3), pp.107-111
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Thorneycroft, R. & Asquith, N.L., 'The dark figure of disablist violence' (2015), Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
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Thorneycroft, R. & Asquith, N.L., '‘Figurehead’ hate crime cases: Developing a framework for understanding and exposing the ‘problem’ with ‘disability’' (2017), Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, 31(3), pp.482-494
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Trindade, L.V.P., 'Disability is no laughing matter. A critical discourse analysis of disability mockery on social media in Brazil | Deficiência física não é motivo de piada. Uma análise crítica do discurso sobre a zombaria da deficiência física nas redes sociais no Brasil' (2023), Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies [online]
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