Hate Crimes

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This paper discusses the widespread occurrence of hate crimes in the United States, with a focus on the state of Pennsylvania. The paper contends that most offenders are young and act more out of personal sentiment than organizational strategy. The paper also states that, on a national level, hate crimes occur across the board and affect all races and most demographics.

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"Within the last decades, criminal law has delineated a new subset of crime: the hate crime. Hate crimes are defined as any crime "committed against individuals or groups or property based on the real or perceived race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, or ethnicity of the victims" (Partners Against Hate, 2003) It is the bigoted motivation behind such crimes that separates them from more traditional criminal acts. Hate crimes can be as severe as murder, such as the infamous Matthew Shepherd killing. They may also be as innocuous as racially biased graffiti or intimidation. Hate crime has been a relatively consistent phenomena since it was first tracked, though there have been occasional changes in the populations targeted."

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