All over the word hate crimes are a problem, people need to become more educated on how hate crimes negatively impact people's lives. If society becomes further educated on the negative emotional and criminal effects of hate crimes, then the overall percentage of hate crimes will decrease.
A hate crime is defined as an offense motivated by hatred, bias, or prejudice, based on the race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation of another individual or a group of individuals (Schmalleger, 2015). Hate crimes have always been an issue in America; however, following the terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, hate crimes became more prevalent. Prior to the attacks on September eleventh, …show more content…
For instance, the National Institute of Justice, organized a study which classified hate crime offenders into four categories that differ with respect to the psychological and situational factors that lead to hate crime offending (“What Motivates Hate Offenders?” n.d.). This form of characterization is called typology. Typology is the idea of sorting people into categories based on distinguishing traits or forms of behavior. This method is presumed to characterize people’s traits establishing a common social process ("Typologies of Criminal Behavior.," n.d.). In the first category, offenders are characterised to be thrill-seeking, these individuals commit hate crimes by reason of motivation, resulting in a feeling of desire for excitement. The second category is defense, offenders commit hate crimes as a way to protect their neighborhood from perceived outsiders. The third category is retaliatory, people acting in response to a hate crime, either real or perceived. The fourth and final category is mission, these offenders are strongly committed to bigotry leading them to make a career out of hate. These specific categories of typology are generally used by law enforcement in an attempt to train officers in the investigation and identification of hate crimes (“What Motivates Hate Offenders?” n.d.). Psychologist Edward …show more content…
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the most common motivating factor in hate crime is race according to incidents reported to police (“What Motivates Hate Offenders?” n.d.). According to the FBI in 2014, law enforcement agencies reported 5,462 hate crime incidents. Once departments contribute their data, the information gets put into the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which allows the public to view crime statistics in their towns. Out of those 5,462 incidents, forty-seven percent were racially motivated. Eighteen percent of incidents reported were due to a person’s sexual orientation and their religious views. Eleven percent of individuals with different ethnic backgrounds were victims of hate crimes. One percent of reported incidents involved hate crimes against individuals due to their gender identity and disabilities. Although 15,494 law enforcement agencies contributed to the UCR’s Hate Crime Statistics, only 1,666 department's hate crimes within their jurisdiction, the remaining agencies reported zero incidents of hate crimes. There are several reason as to why some departments did not report any hate crimes the most prevalent explanation is, often hate crimes do not get reported to the police (“Latest Hate Crime Statistics” n.d.). Overall individuals are victimized
A hate crime is defined as an offense motivated by hatred, bias, or prejudice, based on the race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation of another individual or a group of individuals (Schmalleger, 2015). Hate crimes have always been an issue in America; however, following the terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, hate crimes became more prevalent. Prior to the attacks on September eleventh, …show more content…
For instance, the National Institute of Justice, organized a study which classified hate crime offenders into four categories that differ with respect to the psychological and situational factors that lead to hate crime offending (“What Motivates Hate Offenders?” n.d.). This form of characterization is called typology. Typology is the idea of sorting people into categories based on distinguishing traits or forms of behavior. This method is presumed to characterize people’s traits establishing a common social process ("Typologies of Criminal Behavior.," n.d.). In the first category, offenders are characterised to be thrill-seeking, these individuals commit hate crimes by reason of motivation, resulting in a feeling of desire for excitement. The second category is defense, offenders commit hate crimes as a way to protect their neighborhood from perceived outsiders. The third category is retaliatory, people acting in response to a hate crime, either real or perceived. The fourth and final category is mission, these offenders are strongly committed to bigotry leading them to make a career out of hate. These specific categories of typology are generally used by law enforcement in an attempt to train officers in the investigation and identification of hate crimes (“What Motivates Hate Offenders?” n.d.). Psychologist Edward …show more content…
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the most common motivating factor in hate crime is race according to incidents reported to police (“What Motivates Hate Offenders?” n.d.). According to the FBI in 2014, law enforcement agencies reported 5,462 hate crime incidents. Once departments contribute their data, the information gets put into the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which allows the public to view crime statistics in their towns. Out of those 5,462 incidents, forty-seven percent were racially motivated. Eighteen percent of incidents reported were due to a person’s sexual orientation and their religious views. Eleven percent of individuals with different ethnic backgrounds were victims of hate crimes. One percent of reported incidents involved hate crimes against individuals due to their gender identity and disabilities. Although 15,494 law enforcement agencies contributed to the UCR’s Hate Crime Statistics, only 1,666 department's hate crimes within their jurisdiction, the remaining agencies reported zero incidents of hate crimes. There are several reason as to why some departments did not report any hate crimes the most prevalent explanation is, often hate crimes do not get reported to the police (“Latest Hate Crime Statistics” n.d.). Overall individuals are victimized