Beyond the virus, has COVID-19 increased hate crimes against the Asian community? In this episode we speak with Professor Brendan Lantz about his work on hate crimes.
Brendan is an Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Hate Crime Research and Policy Institute at Florida State University. His research focuses on hate crime, violence, and victimization, and has been funded by the National Science Foundation and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), among others. His published work has appeared in a number of research outlets, such as Social Problems, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, and Psychology of Violence.
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Get in touch with Brendan:
Florida State University website // blantz AT fsu.edu // Twitter
This is the article authored by Brendan and his colleague that was discussed in this episode of The Crim Academy:
Lantz, B. & Wenger, M. (2021). Are Asian victims less likely to report hate crime victimization to the police? Implications for research and policy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Crime and Delinquency. [Article link]