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Punishing Hate: Bias Crimes under American Law

Punishing Hate: Bias Crimes under American Law


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Bias crimes are a scourge on our society. Is there a more terrifying image in the mind's eye than that of the burning cross? Punishing Hate examines the nature of bias-motivated violence and provides a foundation for understanding bias crimes and their treatment under the U.S. legal system. In this tightly argued book, Frederick Lawrence poses the question: Should bias crimes be punished more harshly than similar crimes that are not motivated by bias? He answers strongly in the affirmative, as do a great many scholars and citizens, but he is the first to provide a solid theoretical grounding for this intuitive agreement, and a detailed model for a bias crimes statute based on the theory. The book also acts as a strong corrective to recent claims that concern about hate crimes is overblown. A former prosecutor, Lawrence argues that the enhanced punishment of bias crimes, with a substantial federal law enforcement role, is not only permitted by doctrines of criminal and constitutional law but also mandated by our societal commitment to equality. Drawing upon a wide variety of sources, from law and criminology, to sociology and social psychology, to today's news, Punishing Hate will have a lasting impact on the contentious debate over treatment of bias crimes in America.

Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction: The Challenges of Punishing Hate 1. What Is a Bias Crime? 2. How Are Bias Crimes Different? 3. Why Are Bias Crimes Worse? 4. Who Is Guilty of a Bias Crime? 5. Are Bias Crime Laws Constitutional? 6. What Is the Federal Role in Prosecuting Bias Crimes? 7. Why Punish Hate? Appendixes A. State Bias Crime Laws B. Sample Discriminatory Selection Statutes C. Sample Racial Animus Statutes D. Sample "Because of" Statutes E. Sample "Because of" Statutes with Additional Element of Maliciousness F. Sample Institutional Vandalism Statutes Other Relevant Statutes Historical Appendix Notes Bibliographical Essay Acknowledgments Index

About the Author :
Frederick M. Lawrence is a Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.

Review :
In this work of advocacy, [Lawrence] argues that 'bias crimes' cause more harm than comparable nonbias crimes (to society as well as to immediate victims) and that it is possible to write laws that will suppress them without violating various constitutional limits...This book has valuable applications because the author explores the various questions that define this controversial policy issue: What is a bias crime? What should the federal role be? Of special value are appendixes setting out the history of the subject and describing state laws in force. This book is as timely as today's headlines. Professor Lawrence has written a powerful, persuasive, and eloquent call for more effective action by Congress and the states to deal with these despicable crimes. Civil Rights is still the unfinished business of America. Hate crimes are uniquely destructive and divisive, because their impact extends far beyond the victim. They poison entire communities and undermine the ideals for which America stands. They deserve to be punished with the full force of the law, and Professor Lawrence's book brings us closer to that important goal. Lawrence's book develops a convincing case why we need to fortify sanctions against hate crimes. Punishing Hate eloquently articulates what most Americans intuitively understand: hate crimes warrant tougher sentences. With clarity, insight and wisdom, Professor Lawrence makes the case that 'racial harmony and equality' must be among the highest values in a pluralistic society, and that punishment choices appropriately express societal values. Hate crimes laws have already withstood every constitutional test, and this landmark work should help put to rest any lingering public policy concerns about their propriety and their importance. Punishing Hate asks the tough questions that should be answered before a society undertakes to punish more harshly those who behave criminally towards others because of hate or bias… Punishing Hate fulfills its promise to "provide a foundation for understanding bias crimes in America," and is invaluable to anyone who wishes to explore this important issue.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780674009721
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Harvard University Press
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 282
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  • Sub Title: Bias Crimes under American Law
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 067400972X
  • Publisher Date: 30 Sep 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
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  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 462 gr


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