created equal.” The term “Hate Crime” defined by Public Law #103-322A, a 1994 federal law, defines a hate crime as: “a crime in which the defendant intentionally selects a victim, or in the case of a property crime, the property that is the object of the crime, because of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation of any person.” Although this is the federal definition, each state has their own legal hate crime statues, which states
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Crime analysts are always trying to find new ways to apply their skills and hone their craft. The vast majority of us are thinkers; we are curious problem solvers who believe that our ability to benefit our agencies is limited only by the latitude we are given. It is understandable then that we should seek out more opportunities to apply our skills and make more positive impacts within our jurisdictions. It is this general attitude that led us to get involved in investigating cold cases
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between Terrorism and Hate Crime’. Crime & Delinquency 58, no. 5 (1 September 2012): 663–88. doi:10.1177/0011128712452956. (Turabian/Chicago Style) "Close Cousins or Distant Relatives? The Relationship between Terrorism and Hate Crime" is an article retrieved from the Crime and Delinquency Journal that introduces a study on the relationship between hate crimes and terrorism. The hypothesis of this research is the fact of an existing relationship between hate crimes and terrorism that the
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Crime and Data Comparison In the report coming ahead, a comparison of occurrences with hate crimes in the California and New York areas will be described. I will identify the number of incidents reported to the police for the areas in subject, and address the following: Which areas reported the most incidents, the rates of the crime, weather the rates change over time in either area, and what factors may explain the differences in the rates. In spite of this discovered information, it should
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Analysis Paper #1 Professor Krutzch 09/27/14 In the essay, The Politics of Negotiating Public Tragedy, written by Brian Ott and Eric Aoki, it discusses how public tragedy is carefully framed in the media to alleviate the public’s guilt and rid the public of any social responsibility. The essay talks about how the drama surrounding the Matthew Shepard incident was careful structured by the media from start to finish, in order to maximize its newsworthiness and profits. For example, Washington
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realization of goals is achieved. However, when people are encouraged to commit contemptible and staggering acts in the name of God, it gives rise to immoral things. History supports this claim in many ways but for this writing; the focus is on war and hate crimes. Wars, triggered by organized religion have made their mark in history. The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the crash of the plane in Pennsylvania all had a religious connection, radical Fundamentalist Muslim terrorists
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woman who is subjected to an intrusive pat down or strip-search (3) They are both seen as bad women 7. Part 6- Coalition building after September 11: A hopeless dream or a real possibility? The author believes that to address racial profiling and hate crime, a coalition building is a better approach, even though legislation needs to rewritten laws to include all the victims of such practices. Since racial profiling affects many communities of color, a unified response to the problem by various women's
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Chapter Seven: Deviance Deviance is recognized as the violation of cultural norms. Norms help guide us thought life activity. Crime is an act of violation of society formally enacted criminal law. Criminal deviance is divided into a wide range of offenses, from minor traffic violation to sexual assault to murder. In general that we would normally view nonconformity as breaking the rules, or regulation, like driving while under the influence of alcohol, stealing which is viewed as someone
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Television News Program Analysis COM/310 July 23, 2012 Margaret Allender Television News Program Analysis In the media now days, every media sources has their own way or portraying what is going on the world today. Based on three mass media sources ABC, NPR radio, and The New York Times the main topic being discussed today is the Zimmerman trial case. George Zimmerman was a security guard is accused of killing an innocent 17-year-old boy who was a different race than George in self-defense
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As one of the most mediatized case of hate crime in Quebec’s and Canada’s history, the impact of the Montreal Massacre was monumental. First of all, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, taking place on December 6, was created by the federal government in 1991 as a reaction to the mass murder (McNeill, 2008, p.391). In the years following the massacre, the victims were mourned all over the country and some outrage rose at the fact that Lépine’s name was better known
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