Hate Crimes Revisited America's War On Those Who Are Different

by Levin, Jack; Mcdevitt, Jack

• ISBN13: 9780813339221
• ISBN10: 0813339227
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-13
• Publisher: Basic Books

Summary

Two leading experts on hate crime reassess the threat of violence based on difference--whether in sexual orientation, race, gender, ethnicity, or citizenship-- to help us better understand and ultimately prevent such acts from occurring in the future

Author Biography

Jack Levinis the Brudnick professor of sociology and criminology at Northeastern University, where he directs its Brudnick Center on Conflict and Violence. He has written numerous books and articles about hate and violence, has been featured in the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Boston Globe, USA Today, and numerous radio and television news programs and talk shows. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Jack McDevitt is a leading academic expert on hate crimes in America. He directs the Institute for Research on Race and Justice at Northeastern University. An expert witness for a number of congressional panels on hate crimes, he lives in Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction Hate Crimes Reconsidered	1	(8)
Reign of Terror: The Root of All Evil	9	(18)
Nasty Pictures in Our Heads: Beliefs, Stereotypes, and Learning to Hate	27	(10)
Hatred Is Hot: The Mixed Messages of Pop Culture	37	(12)
Resentment: Motivations Behind the Hate	49	(18)
For the Thrill of It: The Strong Preying on the Weak	67	(10)
Defending Against a Personal Threat: To Hate Is to Protect	77	(14)
Ridding the World of Evil: Hate as a Delusional Mission	91	(8)
Brotherhood of Bigotry: Organized Hatred Across the Country	99	(16)
Hate Goes to School: Still Alive and Well on Campus	115	(18)
Minority Against Minority: Pitched Battles of Hate	133	(10)
Hatred Around the World: Keeping Foreigners Out	143	(12)
Police Response: Training, Cultural Sensitivity, Internal Monitoring, and Taking a Hard Line Against Hate Crimes	155	(16)
Public Policy and the Law: How Hate Crimes are Prosecuted and Interpreted	171	(24)
Prevention: Stopping the Crimes and Offenders in Their Tracks	195	(14)
Community Response: Fighting Hate Crimes One Neighborhood at a Time	209	(10)
Revisiting Hate Crimes	219	(12)
Notes	231	(18)
Bibliography	249	(6)
Index	255