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Hate crime is a disturbing phenomenon that is the subject of constant debate, discussion, and legislation. This book helps readers understand the complex issue and see how the government and activists are proactively combating hate crime.
β’Presents a unique listing of audio-visual sources, including the most comprehensive annotated entries of magazine articles and other books on the topic
β’Provides the most comprehensive source for U.S. congressional hearings and legislation on hate crimes
β’Supplies a wide range of viewpoints on the philosophical and legal arguments both in support of and in opposition to hate crime legislation
Content: 1. Background and history --
2. Problems, controversies, and solutions --
3. Perspectives --
4. Profiles --
5. Data and documents --
6. Resources for further research --
7. Chronology. 1. Background and history. Introduction
History of hate crimes legislation: Civil Rights Act of 1968
Interference with the exercise of religious beliefs and destruction of religious property
Federal Explosives Statute
Hate Crimes Statistics Act
Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act
Violence against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA)
Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996
U.S. Armed Forces and Hate Crime Prevention
Campus Hate Crimes Right to Know Act of 1997
Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007
Executive Branch
U.S. Supreme Court decisions: Apprendi v. New Jersey
Barclay v. Florida
R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul
Wisconsin v. Mitchell
Hate crimes legislation at the state level
Conclusion
References --
2. Problems, controversies, and solutions. Criticism and defense of hate crime laws
Methodology
Hate crime hoaxes
Bias crimes and violence before hate crime laws
Hate crimes against selected groups: a recent overview: African Americans
Asian Americans
Violence against Sikhs
American with disabilities
Jewish Americans
Lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered people (LGBT)
Arab and Muslim Americans
Native Americans
Conclusion
References --
3. Perspectives. Punish crime, not thought crime: Jeff Jacoby
The law vs. violent bigotry: the case for strong hate crime laws in the United States: Michael Lieberman
Punishing bias-motivated violence: the policy frame for hate-crime laws
The Constitutional frame for hate-crime laws: First Amendment protections
Expanding federal hate-crime protection: the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA)
Contemporary anti-Semitism in American higher education: Kenneth L. Marcus
Anti-Hispanic immigrant hate crimes: Michele Stacey, Kristin Carbone-Lopez, and Richard Rosenfeld
Hate crimes against Sikh Americans: Simran Jeet Singh
Hate crimes and the LGBT community: Michael Bronski
Hate crime hoaxes on college and university campuses: Ashley Thorne
References --
4. Profiles. People
Organizations --
5. Data and documents. Hate crime overview
Investigation of hate crimes model policy
Hate on the internet
Hate violence in 2013
Vulnerable to hate: a survey of hate crimes committed against homeless people in 2013
Kennedy introduces the Hate Crimes Amendment
Obama on the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Federal hate crimes laws --
6. Resources for further research. Books
Articles
Reports: U.S. government documents and reports
Organization reports
Nonprint resources, Antibias videos --
7. Chronology.
Hate crimes -- United States. Hate crimes. United States.
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