AJS514 Baylor University Racial Based Hate Crimes Analysis

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  1. Select one group or population that has been the target of a hate crime.
    Write a 700- to 1,050-word analysis in which you do the following:
    • Provide a brief description as to what specific factors serve as the basis for victimization; for example, race, religion, or sexual orientation
    • Identify applicable specific case examples.
    • Discuss the prevalence of state laws which criminalize various types of hate crimes
    • Describe how you would collect data measure the victimization of your chosen group. Provide rationale for your choice.
    • Identify which of the criminological theories discussed in the course explain the victimization of this individual, group, or population. Provide rationale for the selection.

    Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Include: title page ,reference page, intext citation, page headers and numbers, proper grammar, headings.

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Running head: RACIAL-BASED HATE CRIMES

Racial-Based Hate Crimes
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RACIAL-BASED HATE CRIMES
Racial-Based Hate Crimes
Introduction
Criminal justice practitioners and policymakers face a significant challenge in
prosecuting hate crimes in society. Hate crimes are diffused and ill-defined set of intolerances
that revolve around hate based on religion, ethnicity, disability, gender, sexuality, and race
(Perry, 2012). The objective of hate crime depends on a country or society. In this hate crime
analysis, the target is the African American population. A brief description, specific case
example, state laws prevalence, data measure collection, and criminological theory will help in
understanding the hate crimes against the African American population in the United States
(U.S.).
Brief description
Hate crime is violent, motivated by intolerance and prejudice towards an individual race
or color. Since the past, African Americans have faced discrimination in the U.S. The
government has always been at the forefront in developing policies and regulations that help in
protecting the interest of the African Americans due to hate crimes as evident by important
legislation like the Civil Rights Act (Perry, 2012). Victimization is whereby an individual
mistreats another person, making them feel unwanted in a given context or society. Slavery
revolves around African Americans as the primary victims. Once the blacks were free, the
Whites and ...


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