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Posted on 26 October 2012

Dr Bill Dixon (RI for Social Sciences and School of Sociology and Criminology) has been in South Africa this week, where, together with a leading South African academic working on 'hate crime', and a constitutional lawyer actively involved in litigation in this increasingly significant area, he organised a panel discussion on 'What to do about 'hate'? State responses to crimes of prejudice' at an international conference, 'Perspectives on Crime Reduction and Criminal Justice', organised by the Institute for Security Studies in Johannesburg. 

As part of the discussion he presented a paper on the prospects for 'hate crime' legislation in South Africa based on a recent journal article, 'Look before you leap: hate crime legislation reconsidered' co-authored with Professor David Gadd (University of Manchester). Bill was also a member of a team of international and South African academics who facilitated a pre-conference workshop at the University of South Africa on writing for publication, attended by more than 20 early-career researchers.

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