The Importance Of Hate Crime

Hate crimes can be shown in different ways, people do not feel safe because many people are becoming victims of it. Such as when the incident happened with Lebron James in his home in Los Angeles California. Lebron James home was vandalized with racist graffiti , making his home feel unsafe because of racial hate that is still going on in America. Hate crimes like vandalism and verbal threats are not physically abusive but can still affect someone mentally. Vandalism can feel like threats , because you never know what will happen after seeing something like that. Also in California there is a lot of Hate crimes in that state. There was 931 hate crimes in California in 2016. It had the most Hate crimes than any other state that year. Hate crimes can also be shown in multiple acts such as murder , aggravated assault , intimidation and rape. Sexual assault is a Hate crime in America that happens to many people for the last 2 decades. One incident where a young boy named Jason Mattison jr. who was openly gay but was viciously and

Even though the jurisdiction is clear and evident, outlined by Christ, there and many states that have imposed a more severe punishment for crimes that are committed out of hatred. For example, in 1989 Montana adopted a "Sentence Enhancement" related to hate crimes (Ryken Grattet & Valerie Jenness, Examining the Boundaries of Hate Crime Law: Disabilities and the Dilemma of Difference, J. Crim. L. Criminology, 653, 661 (2001). The Montana law created in 1989 was specific and contained sentencing guidelines stricter then if the crime was not considered a hate

What is a hate crime? Although the definition can vary based on what groups are included (Cogan, 2006, p. 174) the simplest definition would be, violence against a person or group of people based on their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, race or disability (Burgess, Regehr, & Roberts, 2013). Hate Crimes do not just effect the victim but also the community. Those who become victims of hate crime are not chosen at random, it is because of the group they identify with or belong too (Cogan, 2006, p. 174) Hate speech, “defined as words used as weapons to ambush, terrorize, wound, humiliate and degrade” (Burgess et al., 2013, p. 480) another person. Violence is seriously damaging to a victim and the community, but

“The term hate crime was coined in the 1980s by journalists and policy advocates who were attempting to describe a series of incidents directed at Jews, Asians and African-Americans. The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines hate crime (also known as bias crime) as "a criminal offense committed against a person, property, or society that is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender 's bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity/national origin.(National Institute of justice, Paragraph 1, December 22, 2010.)”

Hate crimes can cause emotional or physical harm. The victims live life in fear because they are being targeted. However we are in America. All citizens should be able to live in peace. The severity and aftermath of racially motivated crimes are the main reason laws towards hate crimes were created.

The emergence of the hate crimes has reached the criminal justice system despite that it was somehow unknown to many in the past. Not many understood what is meant by hate crime but is rather becoming known with the understanding of the offenses related to hate crime becoming a standard issue among the citizens across the divide. Actually the criminal justice system has come up with clear definition of hate crime terming it as any kind of offense that is targeted to individual as brutality or prejudice against the person based on the race or ethnicity or religion, sexual orientation as well as gender identity of such a person (Freilich and Chermak, 2013). It is common to any individual or a group who has been targeted due to a holding a specific characteristic that is not present in a person or group

Hate crimes can be described as criminal activities that are perceived to be fueled by prejudice against and hostility towards the victim based on an individual characteristic. In most cases, hate crimes are motivated by gender, disability, sexual orientation, race, identity, and religion or faith. The increase in hate crimes in the recent past has not only made it a major issue that needs to be addressed in the modern society but has also attracted several legislative measures to deal with it. However, dealing with this major societal issue not only requires these legislative measures but also necessitate creative and critical thinking to enhance the effectiveness of initiatives taken to address it.

Hate Crimes are defined by the Hate Crime Statistics Act as a criminal offense committed against a person or property motivated by a person’s belief or opinions against a race, religion, ethnic group, or a groups sexual orientation. The term hate crime can also be misleading in that it is supposed to be motivated by prejudice which is not clear in either legal or demeanor terms.

Now, before I dive into this very controversial subject, I should probably define what hate crime laws are so you will have a better understanding of what I am talking about. As I have understood it, hate crime laws are laws that protect certain minorities or groups from

To ensure that protection laws have been established by society against those who commit hate crimes, There’s numerous debates among the public about laws that shouldn’t punish individuals more harshly based on the motivation of their crime; instead a criminal should only be punished for the crime(s) they committed.

First, from the victim's point of view, the purpose of hate/bias crimes adds the extra dimensions of fear and devaluation to the victimization. Someone has been targeted due to a core characteristic of his or her identity that cannot be changed. If membership in a target group is readily visible, the victim may feel particularly vulnerable to a repeat attack that can result in a feeling of hopelessness. The fears are also exacerbated because society has been slower to respond to hate/bias crimes than to random "stranger" crimes. The victim may then become afraid to associate with other members of the group who have been targeted or may resist seeking needed services, believing that these actions will increase his or her

There are many various definitions of the key word hate crimes, but in general terms hate crimes is a carefully thought about illegal act against a person, property, or an organization that is roused by the guilty party’s bias

In South Carolina, I felt devastated for the innocent people that died in Charleston church by an unknown gunman. It is unbelievable how some people in America holds racism deeply scared in their hearts. And that this hate could still exist. Not only this issue still exists but it also worries other people’s family because of horrible incidents that keeps happening. It makes America quite an unsafe country to live into. One of the police described the attack at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church as a "hate crime”. In my opinion, I think hate crimes should be criminalised because without it the acts of hate will lead to disaster. As the world is becoming one global village, violence are becoming very common. Unless hate crimes are

Governments bear the responsibility for curbing hate crimes in their specific communities. Several areas of the criminal justice system should be evaluated including priority gaps, policy gaps, reporting gaps, training issues, concerns about consequences for reporting hate crimes, and any prejudices within the system that prevent reportage of these crimes (Wessler, 2009). Hate crime ordinances serve as a deterrent to hate crime (United States Department of Justice, 2001). Creating various offense levels with criminal penalties tied to each level, produces a system that serves to diminish hate crimes. Further, once these measures are instituted, local governments can establish boards that monitor and report on hate crime statistics. In addition,

People that are involved in hate crimes should be punished in some way, with all the events that have occurred in these past couple of months is causing anger and fear to many people and it will probably cause people not wanting to be in the streets because who knows what might