Disabled justice: A qualitative case study on barriers to registration of disability hate crime within the Norwegian criminal justice system
Journal: Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo)
Year: 2016

In 2013, persons with disabilities attained initial legal protection against hate crime in Norway. However, no cases of disability hate crime have been registered by the Norwegian justice system to date. This stands in stark opposition to previous studies showing that persons with disabilities are disproportionately exposed to violence, harassment, and abuse compared to their non-disabled peers. This thesis explores this discrepancy by studying the topic of barriers to registration of disability