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Hate crimes

Author: Paul G Connors
Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2007.
Series: Current controversies.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Essays discuss the seriousness of hate crimes, the necessity of hate crimes laws, whether or not hate speech should be restricted, and how hate crimes can be stopped.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Paul G Connors
ISBN: 0737722088 9780737722086 0737722096 9780737722093
OCLC Number: 70673170
Description: 233 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: 1. Are hate crimes a serious problem? --
Hate crimes are a serious problem in Europe and North America / Michael McClintock --
Hate crimes against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered people are escalating / National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs --
Hate crimes against Muslims continue to rise / Council on American-Islamic Relations --
Hate crimes against the homeless are increasing / Michael Stoops --
Homosexual advocacy groups inflate the number of antigay hate crimes / Leah Farish --
Reports of hate crimes against Muslims are overblown / David Skinner --
Feminists exaggerate the extent of violence against women / Phyllis Schlafly. 2. Are hate crime laws necessary? --
Hate crimes must be punished more harshly than other crimes / Frederick M. Lawrence --
Hate crime laws are needed to protect children / Jan Ireland --
Hate crime laws protect the disabled / Brian T. McMahon ... [et al.] --
Hate crime laws may hurt minorities / Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld --
Hate crime laws are unconstitutional / Susan B. Gellman --
Federal hate crime laws will not reduce violence / Jeff Miller --
Hate crime laws create a double standard / Jeff Jacoby. 3. Should hate speech be restricted? --
The majority of Americans support campus hate speech codes / Jon B. Gould --
Schools must not use American Indian mascots, logos, and nicknames / Cornel D. Pewewardy --
Europe must ban Internet hate speech / Michel Barnier --
Campus hate speech codes should eliminated / Harvey Silverglate, Greg Lukianoff --
The use of American Indian mascots and team names should not be banned / Kenneth L. Woodward --
Restricting Internet hate speech is impossible / Geoffrey Nunberg --
European efforts to restrict hate speech are totalitarian / Sandy Starr. 4. How can hate groups be stopped? --
Schools can prevent hate crimes / Debra C. Cobia, Jamie S. Carney --
Communities can stop hate groups / Southern Poverty Law Center --
Understanding the psychology of hate groups can help society stop their growth / Linda M. Woolf, Michael R. Hulsizer --
The United States should support Great Britain's crackdown on hate groups / Nile Gardiner --
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Series Title: Current controversies.
Responsibility: Paul Connors, book editor.
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Essays discuss the seriousness of hate crimes, the necessity of hate crimes laws, whether or not hate speech should be restricted, and how hate crimes can be stopped.

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