Punishing Hate Bias Crimes under American Law
| Author/creator | Lawrence, Frederick M. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge : Harvard University Press |
| Description | 282 p. ill 09.250 x 06.125 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Annotation <p>Bias crimes are a scourge on our society. Is there a more terrifying image in the mind's eye than that of the burning cross? <i>Punishing Hate</i> examines the nature of bias-motivated violence and provides a foundation for understanding bias crimes and their treatment under the U.S. legal system.</p><p>In this tightly argued book, Frederick Lawrence poses the question: Should bias crimes be punished more harshly than similar crimes that are not motivated by bias? He answers strongly in the affirmative, as do a great many scholars and citizens, but he is the first to provide a solid theoretical grounding for this intuitive agreement, and a detailed model for a bias crimes statute based on the theory. The book also acts as a strong corrective to recent claims that concern about hate crimes is overblown. A former prosecutor, Lawrence argues that the enhanced punishment of bias crimes, with a substantial federal law enforcement role, is not only permitted by doctrines of criminal and constitutional law but also mandated by our societal commitment to equality.</p><p>Drawing upon a wide variety of sources, from law and criminology, to sociology and social psychology, to today's news, <i>Punishing Hate</i> will have a lasting impact on the contentious debate over treatment of bias crimes in America.</p> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780674009721 |
| ISBN | 067400972X (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780674009721 |
| Stock number | 00011705 |
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