Hate crime in America, 1968-2013 : a chronology of offenses, legislation and related events / / Michael Newton
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| Autore: |
Newton Michael <1951->
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| Titolo: |
Hate crime in America, 1968-2013 : a chronology of offenses, legislation and related events / / Michael Newton
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| Pubblicazione: | Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.150973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Hate crimes - United States - History |
| Hate crimes - Law and legislation - United States - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Race relations History |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; The Chronology; Appendix: Hate Crime Statutes by State; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Crimes motivated by prejudice date to the beginning of human history. Despite legislation addressing bias-driven offenses hate crimes continue to plague modern American society. Beginning with the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 six days later, this chronology catalogs hate crimes and the relevant statutes and amendments affecting the definition, prosecution and punishment of hate crimes within the U.S. through 2013. The introduction sketches the history of hate crimes legislation through 1968, while an appendix lists and briefly de |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Hate crime in America, 1968-2013 |
| ISBN: | 1-4766-1746-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910787808103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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