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Hate Crimes
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Hate Crimes
A discussion on the challenges of hate crime legislation.
2,334 words (approx. 9.3 pages) |
7 sources |
APA | 2008
Paper Summary:
This paper addresses hate crimes and hate crime legislation and rulings. The paper provides examples of hate crime throughout history, citing the Holocaust. The paper also discusses the severity of hate crimes, considering them more heinous because they are often in response to human conditions for which the barer has no choice or control of. In addition, the paper examines hate crime legislation and its effectiveness. Lastly, the paper discusses the challenges of hate crime legislation, made even more difficult by the constitutional rights to freedom of speech.Outline:
Historical Origins of Hate Crimes
Hate Speech, Hate Crimes and the Constitution
Pros and Cons of Hate Crime Legislation
References
From the Paper:
"The symbolism of hatred, including the brandishing of swastikas and the burning of crosses as a testament to the belief in the supremacy of one race over another also fall into acts that are protected by constitutional rights. Individuals in the past have not been prosecuted for such demonstrations unless they have somehow broken another law, such as trespassing in the case of cross burning. The difficulty being that the dogma espoused precipitates other unprotected acts of violence against blacks and other undesirable peoples, including Jews. The dogmatic speech associated with white supremacy, is protected by the constitution, and many people become ensconced by the ideas to perpetrate further violence and publicly demonstrate their opinions about superiority and more specifically the inferiority of others."Sample of Sources Used:
- Brooks, T. D. (1994). First Amendment - Penalty Enhancement for Hate Crimes: Content Regulation, Questionable State Interests and Non-Traditional Sentencing. Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 84(4), 703-742.
- Grattet, R., & Jenness, V. (2001). Examining the Boundaries of Hate Crime Law: Disabilities and the "Dilemma of Difference". Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 91(3), 653.
- Grattet, S. P. (2000). Judicial Rhetoric, Meaning-Making, and the Institutionalization of Hate Crime Law. Law & Society Review, 34(3), 567-606.
- Hamm, M. S. (1994). American Skinheads The Criminology and Control of Hate Crime. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
- Kelly, R. J. & Maghan, J. (Eds.). (1998). Hate Crime: The Global Politics of Polarization. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press.
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Hate Crimes (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Hate-Crimes/110973
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"Hate Crimes" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Hate-Crimes/110973>
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