In Many Cities Throughout the United States, the Prevalence of Hate Crimes Has Increased. You Have Been Asked to Provide Your Insight Into This and Recommend Ways to Decrease the Occurrence of These Types of Crimes.
Hate Crimes
NAME
SSCI210-1101B-08: Sociology
American Intercontinental University
Abstract
Prejudice can lead to many things. Hate crimes are something every individual has to be concerned with. Targets are not always based on race, but based on social class. Hate crimes are not always an uncontrollable or random act. Race motivated crimes occur when an ethnically or racially person starts to see a migration of people with different ethnic or racial backgrounds. Social class hate crimes occur when individuals feel they are trying to better their communities by ridding them of the “trash”. Prejudice will continue to exist because of human nature. Racial hatred if the most common hate crime with the target being mostly African Americans.
Hate Crimes Hate crime can be defined as any crime that would violate a person’s civil right and is fueled by hostility towards a person’s race, sexual orientation gender, origin, creed, or religion. Typically when hearing of hate crimes, one thinks of crimes towards those of other races. Many places experience hate crimes against the homeless, mentally disabled or physically disabled people, (Hate Crimes, 2011). A common trait of a person who commits hate crimes is they are usually a member of a hate organization. Most people limit the groups to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) or the Neo-Nazi. However, that may not always be the case. There are times hate crimes are committed by non- member persons, usually after an adrenalin rush. Some cases the person feels they are doing a good thing for society and their community by making it a better, safer place. Other cases they are reacting on impulse since they believe in ethnic/racial stereotyping. Predators are not concerned about the economy and show distinctive aversion to inter-group and racial mixing contract, (Hate Crimes, 2011). There are no clear explanations as to why some groups or individuals destroy property and victimize other people. Some are obsessed by
NAME
SSCI210-1101B-08: Sociology
American Intercontinental University
Abstract
Prejudice can lead to many things. Hate crimes are something every individual has to be concerned with. Targets are not always based on race, but based on social class. Hate crimes are not always an uncontrollable or random act. Race motivated crimes occur when an ethnically or racially person starts to see a migration of people with different ethnic or racial backgrounds. Social class hate crimes occur when individuals feel they are trying to better their communities by ridding them of the “trash”. Prejudice will continue to exist because of human nature. Racial hatred if the most common hate crime with the target being mostly African Americans.
Hate Crimes Hate crime can be defined as any crime that would violate a person’s civil right and is fueled by hostility towards a person’s race, sexual orientation gender, origin, creed, or religion. Typically when hearing of hate crimes, one thinks of crimes towards those of other races. Many places experience hate crimes against the homeless, mentally disabled or physically disabled people, (Hate Crimes, 2011). A common trait of a person who commits hate crimes is they are usually a member of a hate organization. Most people limit the groups to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) or the Neo-Nazi. However, that may not always be the case. There are times hate crimes are committed by non- member persons, usually after an adrenalin rush. Some cases the person feels they are doing a good thing for society and their community by making it a better, safer place. Other cases they are reacting on impulse since they believe in ethnic/racial stereotyping. Predators are not concerned about the economy and show distinctive aversion to inter-group and racial mixing contract, (Hate Crimes, 2011). There are no clear explanations as to why some groups or individuals destroy property and victimize other people. Some are obsessed by
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