Hate crimes: a reference handbook
With the first two editions widely praised by reviewers, Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook, Third Edition remains the most comprehensive reference source on bias-motivated violence committed in the United States. The book contains vital history on hate crime legislation, provides a detailed chronology of recent events, and offers the most up-to-date information on its prevalence and the affected religious, racial, and other targeted communities, such as Jewish Americans and Sikh Americans. Doze…
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- Full title :Hate crimes : a reference handbook / Donald Altschiller.
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With the first two editions widely praised by reviewers, Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook, Third Edition remains the most comprehensive reference source on bias-motivated violence committed in the United States. The book contains vital history on hate crime legislation, provides a detailed chronology of recent events, and offers the most up-to-date information on its prevalence and the affected religious, racial, and other targeted communities, such as Jewish Americans and Sikh Americans. Dozens of expert contributors-such as Kenneth L. Marcus, president and general counsel of the Louis D.B.
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- Publication Date:©2015
- Edition:Third edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):ABC-Clio
- Place of Publication:Santa Barbara, California
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2015
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781610699471, 1610699475
- oclc:ocn919720234
- LC Classification:HV6773.52
- Dewey Decimal:364.15
Table of Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Background and History ; Introduction; History of Hate Crimes Legislation; Civil Rights Act of 1968; Interference with the Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Destruction of Religious Property; Federal Explosives Statute; Hate Crimes Statistics Act; Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act; Violence against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA); Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996; U.S. Armed Forces and Hate Crime Prevention; Campus Hate Crimes Right to Know Act of 1997; Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act.
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention ActEmmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007; Executive Branch; U.S. Supreme Court Decisions; Apprendi v. New Jersey; Barclay v. Florida; R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul; Wisconsin v. Mitchell; Hate Crimes Legislation at the State Level; Conclusion; References; 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions ; Criticism and Defense of Hate Crime Laws; Methodology; Hate Crime Hoaxes; Bias Crimes and Violence before Hate Crime Laws; Hate Crimes against Selected Groups: A Recent Overview; African Americans; Asian Americans.
Violence against SikhsAmericans with Disabilities; Jewish …
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