Hate Crimes

Causes, Controls, and Controversies

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

Av Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld, Phyllis B Gerstenfeld

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The Fourth Edition of Hate Crimes: Causes, Controls, and Controversies takes a multidisciplinary approach that allows students to explore a broad scope of hate crimes. Drawing on recent developments, topics, and current research, this book examines the issues that foster hate crimes while demonstrating how these criminal acts impact individuals, as well as communities. Students are introduced to the issue through first-person vignettes—offering a more personalized account of both victims and perpetrators of hate crimes. Packed with the latest court cases, research, and statistics from a variety of scholarly sources, the Fourth Edition is one of the most comprehensive and accessible textbooks in the field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-06-23
Mått177 x 254 x 29 mm
Vikt820 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor440
Upplaga4
FörlagSAGE Publications
ISBN9781506345444

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Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld has a BA in psychology from Reed College, an MA and a PhD in psychology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and a JD from the University of Nebraska. She is a professor and chair of Criminal Justice at California State University, Stanislaus, where she has taught a class on hate crimes since 1994. In addition to hate crimes, her research interests include juvenile justice, capital punishment, and psychology and law.

PrefaceSecond Edition PrefaceThird Edition PrefaceFourth Edition PrefaceAcknowledgments1. The Whys and Hows of Hate Crime LawsOverview of This BookGoals of This BookPunishing Hate Before Hate Crime LawsArguments for Having Hate Crime LawsThe Birth of Hate CrimesHate Crime Laws TodayHate SpeechConclusionDiscussion QuestionsInternet ExercisesSuggested Readings2. The Hate Debate: Constitutional and Policy ProblemsHate Crime Laws and the ConstitutionWhich Groups Should Be Protected?Identifying and Prosecuting Hate CrimesParadoxical Effects of Hate Crime LawsConclusionDiscussion QuestionsInternet ExercisesSuggested Readings3. Committing Hate: Who and WhyThe Offender ProfileThe Psychology of PrejudiceWhat Makes a Bigot?BullyingHate Crime and TerrorismWhy Do People Join Organized Hate Groups?ConclusionDiscussion QuestionsInternet ExercisesSuggested Readings4. Organized HateWhat Is a Hate Group?Hate Group TypologiesMajor American Hate GroupsHate Group IdeologiesHate Group Recruitment and DefectionHate Group ActivitiesWomen in Organized HateConclusionDiscussion QuestionsInternet ExercisesSuggested Readings5. Hate Crime VictimsProblems in Identifying Hate Crime VictimsOfficial Hate Crime DataAdvocacy Group DataHate Crimes Against African AmericansAnti-Semitic Hate CrimesHate Crimes Against LGBT PeopleAnti-Muslim Hate CrimesOther VictimsConclusionDiscussion QuestionsInternet ExercisesSuggested Readings6. Fighting HateThe Psychology of Reducing PrejudiceAntihate GroupsGovernment Initiatives for Fighting HateOther Antihate ApproachesDealing With Hate Crime OffendersAssessing Efforts to Fight HateConclusionDiscussion QuestionsInternet ExercisesSuggested Readings7. Global Hate: International Problems and SolutionsDistinguishing Hate Crimes From Other EventsThe Narrow Study of Global HateThe Rise of Nationalism and the Radical RightFive Countries’ Approaches to Hate CrimesA Global Hate NetworkPolicing Hate Across BordersConclusionDiscussion QuestionsInternet ExercisesSuggested Readings8. The Future of HateNew ResearchBetter Data CollectionLaw Enforcement ResponsesLegislationGlobalized HateFighting HateConclusionDiscussion QuestionsInternet ExercisesAppendix A: Selected International Hate Crime LawsAppendix B: Selected Resources on Hate CrimesAppendix C: Film SuggestionsReferencesIndexAbout the Author