Screen LibraryHate crime statutes : a public policy and law enforcement dilemma /
This Brief provides a clearly outlined and accessible overview of the challenges in creating and enforcing hate crime legislation in the United States. As the author explains, while it is generally not controversial that hate crime behavior should be stopped, the question of how to do so effectively...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerBriefs in Criminology,
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40842-2 |
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This Brief provides a clearly outlined and accessible overview of the challenges in creating and enforcing hate crime legislation in the United States. As the author explains, while it is generally not controversial that hate crime behavior should be stopped, the question of how to do so effectively is complex. This volume begins with an introduction about defining hate crimes, and the history of hate crimes and hate crime legislation in the United States. The author shows arguments in favor of hate crime statutes, for example: hate crimes reach beyond their victims to members of the victims |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(vii,84pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783319408422 |
| Index Number: | HV6001 |
| CLC: | D971.24 |
| Contents: | Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Legacy of Hate Crimes in American History -- Chapter 3: The Case for Hate Crime Statutes-Putative Uniqueness of Injuries -- Chapter 4: Offenders, Victims and Situational Characteristics of the Hate Crime Incident -- Chapter 5: Legislative Responses to Hate Crimes -- Chapter 6: Constitutional and Public Policy Issues -- Chapter 7: The Law Enforcement and Prosecution Dilemma -- Chapter 8: Summary Discussion. . |