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Hate Crimes - (Contemporary World Issues (Hardcover)) 3rd Edition,Annotated by Donald Altschiller (Paperback)
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- Hate crime is a disturbing phenomenon that is the subject of constant debate, discussion, and legislation.
- About the Author: Donald Altschiller is a librarian at Mugar Memorial Library at Boston University.
- 392 Pages
- True Crime, General
- Series Name: Contemporary World Issues (Hardcover)
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"Hate crime is a ... phenomenon that is the subject of constant debate, discussion, and legislation. This book helps readers understand the complex issue and see how the government and activists are proactively combating hate crime"--Amazon.com.
Book Synopsis
Hate crime is a disturbing phenomenon that is the subject of constant debate, discussion, and legislation. This book helps readers understand the complex issue and see how the government and activists are proactively combating hate crime.
With the first two editions widely praised by reviewers, Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook, Third Edition remains the most comprehensive reference source on bias-motivated violence committed in the United States. The book contains vital history on hate crime legislation, provides a detailed chronology of recent events, and offers the most up-to-date information on its prevalence and the affected religious, racial, and other targeted communities, such as Jewish Americans and Sikh Americans. Dozens of expert contributors--such as Kenneth L. Marcus, president and general counsel of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law--present a balanced range of perspectives on the growing phenomenon, enabling readers to fully comprehend the widespread problem and develop their own informed opinion.
Written in an accessible style suited to high school and undergraduate-level students as well as general readers, this book provides an essential, current, and easy-to-read ready reference on the timely and evolving issue of hate crime in the United States. The material provides an introductory overview of the topic of hate crime as well as insightful discussion of specific subjects, such as U.S. Supreme Court decisions and federal and state legislation regarding hate crimes, the incidence of hate crimes committed on America's college campuses, and governmental and citizen efforts to combat this disturbing phenomenon.
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"Written in an accessible style suited to students as well as general readers, this book is recommended for most high school, public, and academic libraries. Libraries owning the outdated previous editions will absolutely need to replace with
this volume." --Booklist
About the Author
Donald Altschiller is a librarian at Mugar Memorial Library at Boston University.