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/library/oar/handle/123456789/138807| Title: | Policing SOGIE hate crime in a liberal state : the case of Malta |
| Other Titles: | The Routledge Companion to Gender and Crime |
| Authors: | Vella, Mary Grace |
| Keywords: | Hate crimes -- Malta Police-community relations -- Malta Sexual minorities -- Crimes against -- Malta Gender identity -- Law and legislation -- Malta Discrimination in law enforcement -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2025 |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Citation: | Vella, M. G. (2025). Policing SOGIE hate crime in a liberal state: The case of Malta. In F. Spina (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Gender and Crime (pp. 127-138). Abingdon: Routledge. |
| Abstract: | Malta ranks as the most LGBTIQ+ friendly country in Europe with same-sex marriage, adoption, and gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics rights. In recent years, the Malta Police Force has undergone various emancipatory transformations despite persistent cisheteropatriarchal traits. Within this liberal institutional context, while Malta records one of the lowest rates of SOGIE physical or sexual victimization across the EU27, LGBTIQ+ people experience a higher share of harassment and online hatred. Moreover, reporting rates of violence and harassment, particularly to law enforcement remains significantly low. In this context, the chapter examines the significance of queering policing to make it more embracing of diversity and effective in dealing with SOGIE hate crime. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138807 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSoWCri |
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