Journal of Social Issues, Understanding the Harm of Hate Crime

by Boeckmann, Robert J.; Turpin-Petrosino, Carolyn

• ISBN13: 9781405100793
• ISBN10: 1405100796
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-18
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This issue takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine the harms of hate crime and hate speech. Working definitions are situated within the broader context of intergroup relations, prejudice, aggression, and law and social policy. Theory and research from social psychology, criminology, and legal studies are utilized to describe this context.

Author Biography

Robert J. Boeckmann is the Director of Studies and Bachelor of Behavioral Science in the School of Psychology at Flinders University.

Carolyn Turpin-Petrosino is Associate Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. She received a Bachelors of Science from Howard University, Washington, D.C.; a Masters in Social Work from, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey; and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. She has conducted research and/or has published articles on parole decision making; historical hate crimes; community policing in public housing communities; police subculture and intra-agency communication patterns and; perceptions of police subculture among minority officers. Dr.Turpin-Petrosino is currently involved with examining the impact of civil liberties on hate crime legislation. Monograph projects include ethics and criminal justice policies in addition to minority women in law enforcement.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Overview
Understanding the Harm of Hate Crime	207	(20)
Robert J. Boeckmann
Carolyn Turpin-Petrosino
SOCIETAL PERSPECTIVES: BALANCING FREEDOM AND EQUALITY
From Slavery to Hate Crime Laws: The Emergence of Race and Status-Based Protection in American Criminal Law	227	(20)
Brian Levin
Hate Speech and Constitutional Protection: Priming Values of Equality and Freedom	247	(18)
Gloria Cowan
Miriam Resendez
Elizabeth Marshall
Ryan Quist
Subtle, Pervasive, Harmful: Racist and Sexist Remarks in Public as Hate Speech	265	(16)
Laura Beth Nielsen
PERPETRATOR PERSPECTIVES: ORIGINS AND MOTIVES
Hateful Sirens... Who Hears Their Song? An Examination of Student Attitudes Toward Hate Groups and Affiliation Potential	281	(22)
Carolyn Turpin-Petrosino
Hate Crime Offenders: An Expanded Typology	303	(16)
Jack McDevitt
Jack Levin
Susan Bennett
VICTIM PERSPECTIVES: IMPACT AND RESPONSE
Victim Experiences in Hate Crimes Based on Sexual Orientation	319	(22)
Gregory M. Herek
Jeanine C. Cogan
J. Roy Gillis
Experiencing Hate Speech: Perceptions and Responses to Anti-Semitism and Antigay Speech	341	(22)
Laura Leets
Hate Speech: Asian American Students' Justice Judgments and Psychological Responses	363	(20)
Robert J. Boeckmann
Jeffrey Liew
2000 KURT LEWIN AWARD ADDRESS
Introduction of the 2000 Kurt Lewin Memorial Award Recipient, Norman Miller	383	(4)
B. Ann Bettencourt
Personalization and the Promise of Contact Theory	387
Norman Miller