Punishing hate : bias crimes under American law / / Frederick M. Lawrence

• Autore: Lawrence Frederick M. <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 269 p.)
• Disciplina: 345.73025
• Soggetto topico: Hate crimes - United States; Punishment - Moral and ethical aspects
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-251) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Bias 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Punishing hate
• ISBN: 9780674040014; 0674040015
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910968572103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II