SOCL 3510 Chapter : Chapter 7
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What groups can be targets of bias: race, religion, ethnicity/national origin, sexual orientation, persons with disabilities, louisiana added police officers. What else can be targeted: crimes against persons, individuals, crimes against property, businesses or institutions, crimes against society. How is it counted: ucr, nibrs, data collection started in 1991, has been slowly getting better, 2008: 13,690 agencies, covering more than 260 million people. What"s the distribution: race 51, religion 18, sexual orientation 17, ethnicity/national origin 13, disability 1% Incidents, offenses, victims, and known offenders; 2007: race, anti-black, religion, anti-jewish, sexual orientation, anti-male homosexual, ethnicity, anti-hispanic, disability, anti-mental. What kinds of crime: crimes against persons: 60, simple assault: 32. 4, intimidation: 48. 8, crimes against property: 39, destruction/damage/vandalism: 82, crimes against society: <1% Hate crime typology: thrill seeking: usually group based, possibly to achieve acceptance, reactive: reacts to protect himself from real or perceived threat, mission: targets group seen as a problem to society.
