Hate crimes: criminal law and identity politics
Auteur :
Jacobs, James B. / Potter, Kimberly
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195140545
Date de publication :
18 janv. 2001
Dimensions :
15,1 x 23,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
340 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the early-1980s, the US Congress and many state legislatures passed a wave of "hate crime" laws requiring the collection of statistics on, and enhancing punishments for, crimes motivated by certain prejudices. This book places the evolution of the hate crime concept in socio-legal perspective.