hate crimes
1hate crimes — Crimes committed out of racial, religious, or sexual prejudice , which target minority groups, and which often violate anti discrimination laws. Such crimes are usually crimes of violence motivated against (for example) women, Jews, Blacks, or… …
2Hate Crimes Act — See: Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act Category: Criminal Law Category: Crimes In Depth Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …
3Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act — Part of a series on Discrimination General forms …
4Massachusetts Governor's Task Force on Hate Crimes — The Governor s Task Force on Hate Crimes was an agency created by then Governor William Weld, linking representatives of the state police and local law enforcement agencies with community advocates to further the state government s commitment to… …
5David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act — The David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (H.R. 254) or David s Law, was a bill first introduced in the United States House of Representatives on January 7, 2009, by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas. It was designed to reinforce… …
6Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act — More commonly referred to as the Hate Crimes Act or the Matthew Shepard Act, this federal law gives the U.S. Department of Justice the power to investigate and prosecute defendants who selected their crime victim based on race, color, religion,… …
7Hate crime laws in the United States — (also known as bias crimes) protect against crimes motivated by enmity or animus against a protected class. Although state and federal laws vary, typical protected characteristics are race, religion, ethnicity, and nationality. Sometimes gender,… …
8hate crime — n. a crime, esp. against a person, that is motivated by hatred of the victim s race, ethnicity, religion, or gender * * * In law, a crime directed at a person or persons on the basis of characteristics such as race, religion, ethnicity, or sexual …
9Hate speech — is a term for speech intended to degrade, intimidate, or incite violence or prejudicial action against a person or group of people based on their race, gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability …
10Hate studies — is an interdisciplinary curriculum being developed by a consortium of academics, scholars, human rights groups, and others.The process grew out of conversations sparked by the Gonzaga University Institute for Action against Hate which held a… …
