Punishing hate : bias crimes under American law / Frederick M. Lawrence.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.Description: xi, 269 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0674738454 (alk. paper)
  • 9780674738454
  • 067400972X (pbk.)
  • 9780674009721
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.73/025 21
LOC classification:
  • KF9345 .L39 1999
Contents:
Introduction: The Challenges of Punishing Hate -- 1. What Is a Bias Crime? -- 2. How Are Bias Crimes Different? -- 3. Why Are Bias Crimes Worse? -- 4. Who Is Guilty of a Bias Crime? -- 5. Are Bias Crime Laws Constitutional? -- 6. What Is the Federal Role in Prosecuting Bias Crimes? -- 7. Why Punish Hate? -- App. A. State Bias Crime Laws -- App. B. Sample Discriminatory Selection Statutes -- App. C. Sample Racial Animus Statutes -- App. D. Sample "Because of" Statutes -- App. E. Sample "Because of" Statutes with Additional Element of Maliciousness -- App. F. Sample Institutional Vandalism Statutes -- App. G. Other Relevant Statutes.
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Book Book Stonewall Non-Fiction KF 9345 LAW 1999 1 Available 06740097211

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-251) and index.

Introduction: The Challenges of Punishing Hate -- 1. What Is a Bias Crime? -- 2. How Are Bias Crimes Different? -- 3. Why Are Bias Crimes Worse? -- 4. Who Is Guilty of a Bias Crime? -- 5. Are Bias Crime Laws Constitutional? -- 6. What Is the Federal Role in Prosecuting Bias Crimes? -- 7. Why Punish Hate? -- App. A. State Bias Crime Laws -- App. B. Sample Discriminatory Selection Statutes -- App. C. Sample Racial Animus Statutes -- App. D. Sample "Because of" Statutes -- App. E. Sample "Because of" Statutes with Additional Element of Maliciousness -- App. F. Sample Institutional Vandalism Statutes -- App. G. Other Relevant Statutes.

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