04186nam 2200637Ia 450 991077819380332120221108043313.00-674-04001-510.4159/9780674040014(CKB)1000000000786761(DLC)98049780(StDuBDS)AH23050778(SSID)ssj0000230725(PQKBManifestationID)11173858(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000230725(PQKBWorkID)10196665(PQKB)11267658(Au-PeEL)EBL3300351(CaPaEBR)ebr10318341(OCoLC)923110786(DE-B1597)574545(DE-B1597)9780674040014(MiAaPQ)EBC3300351(EXLCZ)99100000000078676120030225e20021999 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrPunishing hate[electronic resource] bias crimes under American law /Frederick M. LawrenceCambridge, MA Harvard University Press20021 online resource (xi, 269 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-73845-4 0-674-00972-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-251) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The Challenges of Punishing Hate -- CHAPTER 1 What Is a Bias Crime? -- CHAPTER 2 How Are Bias Crimes Different? -- CHAPTER 3 Why Are Bias Crimes Worse? -- CHAPTER 4 Who Is Guilty of a Bias Crime? -- CHAPTER 5 Are Bias Crime Laws Constitutional? -- CHAPTER 6 What Is the Federal Role in Prosecuting Bias Crimes? -- CHAPTER 7 Why Punish Hate? -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A: State Bias Crime Laws -- Appendix B: Sample Discriminatory Selection Statutes -- Appendix C: Sample Racial Animus Statutes -- Appendix D: Sample “Because of” Statutes -- Appendix E: Sample “Because of” Statutes with Additional Element of Maliciousness -- Appendix F: Sample Institutional Vandalism Statutes -- Appendix G: Other Relevant Statutes -- Historical Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliographical Essay -- Acknowledgments -- IndexBias crimes are a scourge on our society. Is there a more terrifying image in the mind's eye than that of the burning cross? Punishing Hate examines the nature of bias-motivated violence and provides a foundation for understanding bias crimes and their treatment under the U.S. legal system. In this tightly argued book, Frederick Lawrence poses the question: Should bias crimes be punished more harshly than similar crimes that are not motivated by bias? He answers strongly in the affirmative, as do a great many scholars and citizens, but he is the first to provide a solid theoretical grounding for this intuitive agreement, and a detailed model for a bias crimes statute based on the theory. The book also acts as a strong corrective to recent claims that concern about hate crimes is overblown. A former prosecutor, Lawrence argues that the enhanced punishment of bias crimes, with a substantial federal law enforcement role, is not only permitted by doctrines of criminal and constitutional law but also mandated by our societal commitment to equality. Drawing upon a wide variety of sources, from law and criminology, to sociology and social psychology, to today's news, Punishing Hate will have a lasting impact on the contentious debate over treatment of bias crimes in America.Hate crimesUnited StatesPunishmentMoral and ethical aspectsDelictes d'odiEstats Units d'AmèricalemacPenesEstats Units d'AmèricaAspectes ètics i moralslemacHate crimesPunishmentMoral and ethical aspects.Delictes d'odiPenesAspectes ètics i morals345.73025Lawrence Frederick M.1955-1474243MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778193803321Punishing hate3687812UNINA