Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues) - Hardcover

Altschiller, Donald

9781851096244: Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851096248 ISBN 13: 9781851096244

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2005

This second edition covers the alarming increase in hate crimes in the United States and abroad, and the legal, political, and educational efforts to combat intolerance and violence against minority group members.

� Includes a manual for high school administrators and teachers on how to combat hate crimes committed against gay students

� Provides a directory of organizations that try to promote tolerance and cultural diversity by gathering facts, analyzing statistics, and disseminating information on hate crimes

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Book Description:

Despite a common misperception in the United States, hate crimes are not solely committed by young, white males against minority group members. Perpetrators have also included blacks, Muslims, Hispanics, and others. Unlike earlier years, when many such incidents went virtually unnoticed, today, bias-motivated violence attracts national and international outrage.

Book Description:

Crimes committed against individuals because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnic background have increased significantly in recent years. What factors in American society have spawned this alarming trend?

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