Hate crimes : a reference handbook / Donald Altschiller.

Author/creator Altschiller, Donald
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoSanta Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©2005.
Descriptionxi, 247 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesContemporary world issues
Contemporary world issues. ^A226726
Contents Introduction: History of hate crimes legislation ; Executive branch ; U.S. Supreme Court decisions ; Hate crimes legislation at the state level ; Critics of hate crime laws ; Recent hate crimes ; Some major targeted groups ; References -- Hate crimes around the world: Gays and lesbians ; Jews ; References -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches: Zainab Al-Suwaij (1971-) ; Chip Berlet (1949-) ; Kathleen M. Blee (1953-) ; Floyd Cochran (1956-) ; Rabbi Abraham Cooper (1950-) ; Morris S. Dees (1936-) ; Steven Emerson (1954-) ; Gregory Herek (1954-) ; James B. Jacobs (1947-) ; Valerie Jenness (1963-) ; Brian Levin (1963-) ; Jack Levin (1941-) ; Daniel Levitas (1960-) ; Mark Potok (1955-) ; Kenneth Stern (1953-) ; Lu-in Wang (1962-) ; Bill Wassmuth (1941-2001) -- Documents and reports: Statistics on hate crimes ; Training law enforcement to combat hate crimes ; Hate crimes on campus: a growing problem ; Additional methods of combating campus hate ; The growing problem of hate on the web -- Directory of organizations -- Print resources -- Nonprint resources.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-229) and index.
LCCN 2005007151
ISBN1851096248 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN1851096299 (ebook)