Hate Crimes
Causes, Controls, and Controversies

Fourth Edition

Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld

Other Titles in:
Race, Ethnicity and Crime | Social Work & Social Policy (General) | Violent Crime (General)

June 2017 | 440 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

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.

Preface

Second Edition Preface

Third Edition Preface

Fourth Edition Preface

Acknowledgments

1. The Whys and Hows of Hate Crime Laws

Overview of This Book

Goals of This Book

Punishing Hate Before Hate Crime Laws

Arguments for Having Hate Crime Laws

The Birth of Hate Crimes

Hate Crime Laws Today

Hate Speech

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

Internet Exercises

Suggested Readings

2. The Hate Debate: Constitutional and Policy Problems

Hate Crime Laws and the Constitution

Which Groups Should Be Protected?

Identifying and Prosecuting Hate Crimes

Paradoxical Effects of Hate Crime Laws

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

Internet Exercises

Suggested Readings

3. Committing Hate: Who and Why

The Offender Profile

The Psychology of Prejudice

What Makes a Bigot?

Bullying

Hate Crime and Terrorism

Why Do People Join Organized Hate Groups?

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

Internet Exercises

Suggested Readings

4. Organized Hate

What Is a Hate Group?

Hate Group Typologies

Major American Hate Groups

Hate Group Ideologies

Hate Group Recruitment and Defection

Hate Group Activities

Women in Organized Hate

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

Internet Exercises

Suggested Readings

5. Hate Crime Victims

Problems in Identifying Hate Crime Victims

Official Hate Crime Data

Advocacy Group Data

Hate Crimes Against African Americans

Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

Hate Crimes Against LGBT People

Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes

Other Victims

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

Internet Exercises

Suggested Readings

6. Fighting Hate

The Psychology of Reducing Prejudice

Antihate Groups

Government Initiatives for Fighting Hate

Other Antihate Approaches

Dealing With Hate Crime Offenders

Assessing Efforts to Fight Hate

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

Internet Exercises

Suggested Readings

7. Global Hate: International Problems and Solutions

Distinguishing Hate Crimes From Other Events

The Narrow Study of Global Hate

The Rise of Nationalism and the Radical Right

Five Countries’ Approaches to Hate Crimes

A Global Hate Network

Policing Hate Across Borders

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

Internet Exercises

Suggested Readings

8. The Future of Hate

New Research

Better Data Collection

Law Enforcement Responses

Legislation

Globalized Hate

Fighting Hate

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

Internet Exercises

Appendix A: Selected International Hate Crime Laws

Appendix B: Selected Resources on Hate Crimes

Appendix C: Film Suggestions

References

Index

About the Author

I need access to the textbook. Can you mail a copy to me or give me access to an ecopy?

Dr David Taylor

Sociology/Criminology Dept, Hampton University

December 6, 2022

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