Hate Crimes

by Barbara Krasner (Editor)

Overview

Few would argue that a violent attack motivated by negative feelings towards the victim’s race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation is a hate crime. But should a hate-motivated crime be punished differently than the same crime committed for a different motive? What if the crime is verbal, a slur or a ranting blog post or a graffiti scrawl? These may be hateful, but are they hate crimes? And how should they be punished? Are hate crimes on the rise, or are media attention and greater sensitivity to the issue making it appear so? These and other questions are at the center of this thought-provoking collection of articles drawn from across the political spectrum and the globe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534501102
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing
Publication date:	07/30/2017
Series:	Global Viewpoints Series
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 10

Introduction 13

Chapter 1 Hate Crimes Around the World

1 Most Countries Still Fall Short in Fighting Hate Crimes: The Anti-Defamation League 19

2 In the United Kingdom, The Government Takes Measures Against Hate Crimes: Home Office, United Kingdom 32

3 In South Africa, Xenophobic Violence Results from Competition for Resources: South African History Online 41

4 In the United States, Hate Crime Statistics Tell a Story of Their Own William B. Rubenstein 50

5 In America, Negative Attitudes Toward Muslim Americans Post-9/11 Are Varied Mussarat Khan Kathryn Ecklund 56

6 In the United States, One County Claims Hate Crimes Go Unreported: Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations 76

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 82

Chapter 2 The Roots of Hate Crimes

1 Religious Intolerance Stems from the Rise of Monotheism Wadimir Tomek 84

2 The Ku Klux Klan's Reign of Hate-based Terror in the United States: The Klanwatch Project 99

3 Ethnicity Is the Primary Motivation for Hate Crimes Meagan Meuchel Wilson 106

4 In South Africa, the United States Provides a Model for Hate Crime Laws Kamban Naidoo 115

5 Accurate Reporting Is a Key to Understanding Hate Crimes Stephen Peters 135

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 140

Chapter 3 Hate Crimes and US Low

1 We Will Not Tolerate Crimes Fueled by Hate Edward M. Kennedy 142

2 Who Monitors Hate Crime Legislation: The Federal Government or the State? Glen Kercher Claire Nolasco Ling Wu 147

3 The Boy Scouts of America Are Legally Allowed to Discriminate B.A. Robinson 158

4 Hate Crime Laws Can Play a Vital Role in Preventing Crimes: The Leadership Conference Education Fund

5 Communities Benefit from State Hate Crime Laws: The Anti-Defamation League 170

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 181

Chapter 4 Preventing Hate Crimes

1 Comprehensive Training Is Required to Combat Hate Crimes: International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training 183

2 Non-Governmental Organizations Can Target Hate Speech: Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe 196

3 Oppose Hate Speech Online Without Legitimizing It Gavan Titley 204

4 Online Hate Sites Pose a Significant Threat to Today's Youth Lásló Földi 211

5 Laws Against Internet Hate Speech Are Insufficient Christopher Wolf 221

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 227

For Further Discussion 228

Organizations to Contact 229

Bibliography of Books 235

Index 237