Hate Crimes : Legal Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Criminal procedure.

Minorities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (20 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines legal issues related to legislation to combat bias-motivated (hate) crimes committed against individuals or groups based on their race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. Discusses Federal hate crime statutes, including the Hate Crime Statistics Act, the Hate Crimes Sentencing Enforcement Act, and the Church Arson Prevention Act; State hate crimes statutes; constitutional challenges to hate crimes statutes; enhanced penalties for hate crimes; and legislative authority of Congress regarding hate crime legislation.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Hate Crimes

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