What Is a Hate Crime?

by Robert Winters (Editor)

Overview

Is a hate crime different from other types of crime? What accounts for the rise in hate crime legislation? Is it right to impose limits on speech to avoid hate crime? Such questions guide the essays in this anthology, which seeks to broaden the reader's understanding of what a hate crime is and how we think about and act on hate crimes. Readers learn about the topic and the legal and social implications for how we treat free speech and perceptions of race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Supports key Social Studies curriculum standards.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737724363
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	06/02/2007
Series:	At Issue Series: Crime
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Introduction     7
Hate Crimes Are Not Like Other Crimes   Nancy Turner     10
The Growth of Hate Crimes Legislation   Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld     15
Hate Crimes Deserve Harsher Punishment   Christopher Heath Wellman     24
Hate Speech Codes Will Not End Racism and Hate Crimes   Tim Wise     37
Hate Crimes Legislation Criminalizes Thought   Don Feder     48
Hate Crimes Legislation Does Not Criminalize Thought   Dahlia Lithwick     52
The Problem of Hate Crimes Is Exaggerated   Dana D. Kelley     57
Hate Crime in America Is Not Exaggerated   Brad Knickerbocker     61
Hate Crimes Against Muslims and Arabs Have Surged   Riad Z. Abdelkarim     66
Hate Crimes Against Muslims and Arabs Have Not Increased   John Leo     74
Gay Marriage Is a Religious Hate Crime   Craige McMillan     78
Religious Objection to Gays Is a Hate Crime   Arden Ranger     82
Hate Crimes Against Gays Are Exaggerated   Josie Appleton     89
Homophobia Is a Hate Crime   Dr. Omowale Akintunde     95
Organizations to Contact     106
Bibliography     112
Index     117

Editorial Reviews

Review: What Is a Hate Crime? "...this text keeps arguments even-tempered, information straightforward, and details unsensationalized."—Booklist

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