Five Types Of Hate Crimes

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In 2000, all but seven states (Arkansas, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Wyoming) have hate crime laws. Hate crime laws can vary based on states. For example, more than half of the states that have hate crime laws don’t include sexual orientation as a hate crime, thus gay men and lesbians are not protected against or have legal recourse for antigay hate crimes in many states. Other laws prohibit cross-burning, mask wearing, paramilitary training camps, and promote police training. (Cogan, 2002) According to Jenness and Grattet (2001) there are five types of hate crime law. First is the civil rights statutes which criminalize behaviors that prevent or interfere with persons in the exercise of their civil rights. The

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