Hate crime prevention / Sophie A. Madrigal, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Madrigal, Sophie A., editor.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Series:

Law, crime and law enforcement.

Law, Crime and Law Enforcement

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hate crimes--United States.

Hate crimes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (117 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Novinka, 2011.

Summary:

On 28 October 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law. This law broadens federal jurisdiction over hate crimes by authorising the Attorney General to provide assistance, when requested by a state, local, or tribal official, for crimes that would constitute a violent crime under federal law or a felony under state or tribal law and are motivated by the victim's actual or perceived race, colour, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. This book provides an overview of the hate crime debate, with background on current law and hate crime statistics, and a legislative history of hate crime prevention bills in recent Congresses.

Contents:

Hate crime legislation / William J. Krouse

State statutes governing hate crimes / Alison M. Smith, Cassandra L. Foley

Constitutional limits on hate crime legislation / Alison M. Smith

Burning crosses, hangman's nooses, and the like : state statutes that proscribe the use of symbols of fear and violence with the intent to threaten / Kathleen Ann Ruane, Charles Doyle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5361-1330-1