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The Fourth Edition of Hate Crimes: Causes, Controls, and Controversies takes a multidisciplinary approach that allows students to explore a broad scope of hate crimes. Drawing on recent developments, topics, and current research, this book examines the issues that foster hate crimes while demonstrating how these criminal acts impact individuals, as well as communities. Students are introduced to the issue through first-person vignettes–offering a more personalized account of both victims and perpetrators of hate crimes. Packed with the latest court cases, research, and statistics from a variety of scholarly sources, the Fourth Edition is one of the most comprehensive and accessible textbooks in the field.
Fighting Hate
Fighting Hate
Some years ago, shortly before an election, I received a copy of the voter’s pamphlet. Included within it were brief statements of each party’s platform, and I was surprised and somewhat amused to see that one party’s statement of purpose included eradicating hate crimes. Like the other position statements—those supporting quality public education, good health care, and a strong economy—this one makes good campaign fodder. After all, how many voters are going to oppose it? What seems absent in this pamphlet and in general, however, is any realistic plan for achieving this goal. As you have probably concluded by now, hate crimes legislation alone has not and will not eliminate hate crimes. In fact, human nature being what it is, it ...
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