Hate Crimes
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" are acts of violence directed against people because of their racial, religious, ethnic, gender, or sexual identity. They are also acts of violence against the American ideal: that we can make one nation out of many different people." Hate crimes are motivated by bias against the individual ....
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.... Occurs while the victim was engaged in activities
promoting the rights of the targeted group.
· Coincides with a religious or cultural holiday, such
as Yom Kippur or Gay Pride.
There are many different types of hate crimes that surround us in the world. Many hate crimes are performed by actual hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), skinheads, and many other groups. Hate crimes and bias crimes are now recognized as a new category of violent personal crimes. Research by sociolo ....
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