Hate crimes. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld.
• Authors: Gerstenfeld, Phyllis B
• Contents: Preface; Second Edition Preface; Third Edition Preface; Fourth Edition Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Whys and Hows of Hate Crime Laws; Overview of This Book; Goals of This Book; Punishing Hate Before Hate Crime Laws; Arguments for Having Hate Crime Laws; The Birth of Hate Crimes; Hate Crime Laws Today; Hate Speech; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Internet Exercises; Suggested Readings; 2. The Hate Debate: Constitutional and Policy Problems; Hate Crime Laws and the Constitution; Which Groups Should Be Protected?; Identifying and Prosecuting Hate Crimes; Paradoxical Effects of Hate Crime Laws; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Internet Exercises; Suggested Readings; 3. Committing Hate: Who and Why; The Offender Profile; The Psychology of Prejudice; What Makes a Bigot?; Bullying; Hate Crime and Terrorism; Why Do People Join Organized Hate Groups?; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Internet Exercises; Suggested Readings; 4. Organized Hate; What Is a Hate Group?; Hate Group Typologies; Major American Hate Groups; Hate Group Ideologies; Hate Group Recruitment and Defection; Hate Group Activities; Women in Organized Hate; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Internet Exercises; Suggested Readings; 5. Hate Crime Victims; Problems in Identifying Hate Crime Victims; Official Hate Crime Data; Advocacy Group Data; Hate Crimes Against African Americans; Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes; Hate Crimes Against LGBT People; Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes; Other Victims; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Internet Exercises; Suggested Readings; 6. Fighting Hate; The Psychology of Reducing Prejudice; Antihate Groups; Government Initiatives for Fighting Hate; Other Antihate Approaches; Dealing With Hate Crime Offenders; Assessing Efforts to Fight Hate; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Internet Exercises; Suggested Readings; 7. Global Hate: International Problems and Solutions; Distinguishing Hate Crimes From Other Events; The Narrow Study of Global Hate; The Rise of Nationalism and the Radical Right; Five Countries’ Approaches to Hate Crimes; A Global Hate Network; Policing Hate Across Borders; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Internet Exercises; Suggested Readings; 8. The Future of Hate; New Research; Better Data Collection; Law Enforcement Responses; Legislation; Globalized Hate; Fighting Hate; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Internet Exercises; Appendix A: Selected International Hate Crime Laws; Appendix B: Selected Resources on Hate Crimes; Appendix C: Film Suggestions; References; Index; About the Author;
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 364.150973; Hate crimes -- United States; Hate crimes -- United States -- Prevention
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506377179
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