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'Mark Sherry's book is a major expansion of disability studies. It is of importance to everyone interested in the interface between the law, law enforcement, and the power of stereotypes. A necessary addition to the scholar's, the lawyer's and the judge's library.' Sander L. Gilman, Emory University, USA 'Mark Sherry's book Disability Hate Crimes guides readers through some of the darkest corners of human experience. These places previously have been left virtually unexplored, but they cannot be ignored. Society needs to confront these crimes and to do so we need to understand the attitudes that create them.' Dick Sobsey, University of Alberta, Canada 'Sherry is one of the most subtle and at the same time one of the most pointed of disability theorists and activists. This is an essential book, by an intellectual and political leader with international perspective.' Recommended by Susan Schweik as part of the Berkeley Books program '...groundbreaking...This work will help readers to define hate crimes as well as place the issue of disability hate crimes in their wider social context...Highly recommended. All levels/libraries.' Choice 'This is a highly engaging and thought provoking book which should be read by anyone interested in the mistreatment and categorical treatment of disabled people. Beyond disability studies I would hope that criminal justice, criminological, social work and wider professional and academic audiences would read this book as it highlights the very real challenges faced by some disabled people.' Disability & Society '[Sherry] spent 10 years of his life working on this book and it shows. It is rich in factual accounts of hate crimes using primary sources garnered through court cases and the Freedom of Information Act, as well as interviews with judicial and police officials. ... this book marks a timely analysis of a persistent problem that is finally getting recognition in different nations around the world. ... The purpose of Sherry's book is to paint a picture of the unique elements of disability hate crimes through vivid accounts of hate crimes and rigorous analysis of statistics documenting these crimes in the United States and the United Kingdom. In doing so, Sherry adds a significant contribution to the fields of disability studies, sociology, and legal studies. ... Sherry's book marks the beginning of a new era in understanding disability hate crimes. ... This book provides the statistical and descriptive basis for other scholars to theorize disability hate crimes within a broader matrix of social power, and thus may lead to a more comprehensive understanding of the dimensions of ableism and disablism.' Journal of Psychiatry and Law

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Mark Sherry is Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Toledo, Ohio, USA.

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