ABSTRACT

Hate crime victimization is harmful for victims and those who share the victim’s identity. It may also be harmful for the broader community. Yet, few studies focus on the ripple effects of hate. This paper examines how secondary exposure to hate crime in the neighborhood, through witnessing or hearing about hate crime, influences individual perceptions of ethnic minorities, which in turn can harm social relations. Findings reveal that those who witness hate crime express greater anger towards ethnic minorities. Those who rely on second-hand information about hate crime in the community are more likely to anticipate rejection on the basis of their ethnicity, hold negative attitudes towards ethnic migrants and intend to take actions to exclude new migrants from their communities when compared to those who do not have such information. These findings have implications for community cohesion in multi-ethnic neighborhoods.

摘要

仇恨犯罪受害对受害人和拥有受害人身份的人都是有害的。这对更广泛的社区也可能有害。然而，很少有研究关注仇恨的连锁反应。本文通过目击或听到关于仇恨犯罪的方式，研究邻里遭受仇恨犯罪的二次暴露如何影响少数族裔的个人观念，从而反过来又会损害社会关系。调查结果表明，目睹仇恨犯罪的人对少数民族的愤怒更大。那些依赖社区中有关仇恨犯罪的二手信息的人与那些那些与那些遭受仇恨犯罪的人相比，更有可能预期基于其种族而遭到拒绝，对少数民族移民持消极态度，并打算采取行动将新移民排除在社区之外。没有此类信息。