Bringing together perspectives from academics, practitioners, campaigners, and activists, this book explores the victimology of disability hate crime (DHC). It is essential reading for those engaged with hate studies, victimology, disability, and vulnerable communities, as well as practitioners and campaigners.

Introduction 1. The Vagaries of Vulnerability 2. Revealing the Benefits, Barriers, and Prevalence of Intersectionality in Disability Hate Crime Research 3. Geographies of Disability Hate Crime 4. Disability, Mate Crime, and Cuckooing (Home Takeovers) 5. Online Harm? Uncovering Experiences of (in)Visible Appearance-Based Trolling and Hostility 6. Structural Disability Hate 7. 'Every Day Is Filled with Unexpected Violations' - Examining the Continuum of Disability Hate Crime for Disabled Women 8. Online Disablist Hate Speech: The Role of Social Networking Sites 9. The Emotional Labour of Researching Hate Crime 10. Disability Hate Speech and Hate Crimes: Assessing the Role of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Tackling Disability-based Animus 11. Working in Partnership: Opportunities, Values, and Impact 12. Hate Crime Advocacy 13. Campaigning against Disability Hate 14. Policy Futurities of Disability Hate and Hostility: Reflections from Two Jurisdictions 15. Disability Hate Crime: Historic Achievements and Future Directions Conclusion