UID:
edocfu_9959234867802883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 269 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-674-04001-5
Content:
Bias crimes are a scourge on our society. Is there a more terrifying image in the mind's eye than that of the burning cross? Punishing Hate examines the nature of bias-motivated violence and provides a foundation for understanding bias crimes and their treatment under the U.S. legal system. In this tightly argued book, Frederick Lawrence poses the question: Should bias crimes be punished more harshly than similar crimes that are not motivated by bias? He answers strongly in the affirmative, as do a great many scholars and citizens, but he is the first to provide a solid theoretical grounding for this intuitive agreement, and a detailed model for a bias crimes statute based on the theory. The book also acts as a strong corrective to recent claims that concern about hate crimes is overblown. A former prosecutor, Lawrence argues that the enhanced punishment of bias crimes, with a substantial federal law enforcement role, is not only permitted by doctrines of criminal and constitutional law but also mandated by our societal commitment to equality. Drawing upon a wide variety of sources, from law and criminology, to sociology and social psychology, to today's news, Punishing Hate will have a lasting impact on the contentious debate over treatment of bias crimes in America.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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Introduction: The Challenges of Punishing Hate --
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CHAPTER 1 What Is a Bias Crime? --
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CHAPTER 2 How Are Bias Crimes Different? --
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CHAPTER 3 Why Are Bias Crimes Worse? --
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CHAPTER 4 Who Is Guilty of a Bias Crime? --
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CHAPTER 5 Are Bias Crime Laws Constitutional? --
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CHAPTER 6 What Is the Federal Role in Prosecuting Bias Crimes? --
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CHAPTER 7 Why Punish Hate? --
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APPENDIXES --
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Appendix A: State Bias Crime Laws --
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Appendix B: Sample Discriminatory Selection Statutes --
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Appendix C: Sample Racial Animus Statutes --
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Appendix D: Sample “Because of” Statutes --
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Appendix E: Sample “Because of” Statutes with Additional Element of Maliciousness --
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Appendix F: Sample Institutional Vandalism Statutes --
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Appendix G: Other Relevant Statutes --
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Historical Appendix --
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Notes --
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Bibliographical Essay --
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Acknowledgments --
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Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-73845-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-00972-X
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674040014
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