Punishing hate : bias crimes under American law /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

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 book, Frederick Lawrence poses the question: Should bias crimes be punished more harshly than similar crimes that are not mot...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lawrence, Frederick M., 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.
Temas:
Hate crimes > United States.
Punishment > Moral and ethical aspects.
Crimes haineux > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
LAW > General.
Hate crimes.
Hate crime
Strafrecht
Discriminatie.
Misdrijven.
Delictes d'odi > Estats Units d'Amèrica.
Penes > Estats Units d'Amèrica > Aspectes ètics i morals.
United States.
USA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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

Ejemplares similares