Hate crimes : criminal law & identity politics / James B. Jacobs, Kimberly Potter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobs, James B.

Contributor:

Potter, Kimberly, 1965-

Series:

Studies in crime and public policy.

Studies in crime and public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hate crimes--United States.

Hate crimes.

Criminal law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Hate crimes : criminal law and identity politics

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the early-1980s, the US Congress and many state legislatures passed a wave of ""hate crime"" laws requiring the collection of statistics on, and enhancing punishments for, crimes motivated by certain prejudices. This book places the evolution of the hate crime concept in socio-legal perspective.

Contents:

Contents; ONE: Introduction; TWO: What Is Hate Crime?; THREE: Hate Crime Laws; FOUR: Social Construction of a Hate Crime Epidemic; FIVE: The Politics of Hate Crime Laws; SIX: Justification for Hate Crime Laws; SEVEN: Enforcing Hate Crime Laws; EIGHT: Hate Speech, Hate Crime, and the Constitution; NINE: Identity Politics and Hate Crimes; TEN: Policy Recommendations; Notes; Bibliography; Table of Cases; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-198) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-028631-8

1-281-34684-5

9786611346843

1-4237-4568-X

0-19-803222-6

1-60256-710-7

OCLC:

437175121