书目名称 | Hate Crime Statutes | 副标题 | A Public Policy and | 编辑 | Frank S. Pezzella | 视频video | | 概述 | Explores the complexities of developing hate crime legislation in the US.Highlights potential pitfalls for law enforcement indentifying hate crimes.Presents strategies and areas for future research in | 丛书名称 | SpringerBriefs in Criminology | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | 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’ protected group and cohesion of society at large, and should therefore carry higher penalties.The author also shows arguments against hate crime statutes, for example that they sometimes contain enhanced penalties for certain specially protected groups and not others, and have a high potential for ambiguity and uneven enforcement. From a law enforcement perspective, the author explores the practical challenges in enforcing these statutes, and solutions to address them. Investigative techniques and resources vary significantly across police departments, as does training to identify and d | 出版日期 | Book 2017 | 关键词 | Bias and Law Enforcement; Discrimination; Hate Crimes; Racial Bias; Racism; Sexism | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40842-2 | isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-40840-8 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-40842-2Series ISSN 2192-8533 Series E-ISSN 2192-8541 | issn_series | 2192-8533 | copyright | The Author(s) 2017 |
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