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Hate Crimes
Causes, Controls, and Controversies
Fourth Edition
- Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld - California State University, Stanislaus
April 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
2. The Hate Debate: Constitutional and Policy Problems
3. Committing Hate: Who and Why
4. Organized Hate
5. Hate Crime Victims
6. Fighting Hate
7. Global Hate: International Problems and Solutions
8. The Future of Hate
Appendix A: Selected International Hate Crime Laws
Appendix B: Selected Resources on Hate Crimes
Appendix C: Film Suggestions
References
Index
About the Author