ABSTRACT
Over the years, scholars have argued that there are similarities and differences between bullying and hate crimes within Americas’ schools. However, no known study has tested the claims that bullying and hate-related victimization are more similar (or different) and whether they share similar protective and/or risk factors. Utilizing the 2019 NCVS School Crime Supplement, the present study draws on several theoretical traditions to examine the protective and risk factors associated with bullying and hate-related victimization in schools. Skewed logistic regression models find that while there are some similarities between the protective and risk factors among bullying and hate-related victimization, there are also some noticeable and distinct differences. The findings fill important theoretical and empirical gaps in the bullying and hate crime literature. Further, the findings offer important policy implications as it relates to detection and prevention of bullying and hate-related victimization within schools.
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Hunter M. Boehme
Hunter M. Boehme, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice.
John D. Burrow
John D. Burrow, J.D. Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Sohee Jung
Sohee Jung, M.A. is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice.