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Loading... Hate Crime in America, 1968-2013: A Chronology of Offenses, Legislation and Related Eventsby Michael Newton
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Crimes motivated by prejudice date to the beginning of human history. Despite legislation addressing bias-driven offenses hate crimes continue to plague modern American society. Beginning with the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 six days later, this chronology catalogs hate crimes and the relevant statutes and amendments affecting the definition, prosecution and punishment of hate crimes within the U.S. through 2013. The introduction sketches the history of hate crimes legislation through 1968, while an appendix lists and briefly de No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)364.150973Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Criminology Crimes and Offenses Offenses against personsLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |