Research Proposal Hate Crimes Daniel Juarez‚ John Baruch‚ Jerry Morgan‚ Mark Quintanilla‚ Samuel Regalado CJA 334 July 14‚ 2014 Christopher Franks Research Proposal Hate Crimes What is Hate Crime are “crimes of hatred and prejudice—from lynchings to cross burnings to vandalism of synagogues” (Fbi.gov‚ 2013) here is a little history lesson‚ this has been around since the 1960-1970. Most hate crimes that accord in 1960-1970 were regarded as hate crimes “the first piece of hate crime was passed in
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CHARATERISTICS OF HATE CRIMES By Tameka Young‚ Fred Harris‚ Coretta Rainey‚ Tim Tala‚ and Tanaia Reid American Intercontinental University February 16‚ 2012 Introduction to Law Enforcement Professor Major Wenda Phifer Thursday 8:30-11:30 am Abstract In this paper hates crimes or bias crimes such as‚ race‚ religion‚ disability‚ sexual orientation‚ and ethnicity are discussed. There will be real world examples of hate crimes or bias crimes and ways or programs that are set up to protect citizens. Hate crimes
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years‚ hate crimes has been of the biggest issue in the American history. Since the time of colonization human has been victims of hate crime. In most of the cases of hate crimes‚ victims don’t report this crime because lack of criminalization. Minorities/powerless groups are the most common victims of hate crime and sometimes their rights are not protected as majority group. In the beginning of the American history‚ violence against Native Americans was accepted. Native American were legally murders
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discrimination against homosexuality has been around for a long time. Fighting discriminations against gays should start from their families‚ on the other hands‚ families should be the first supporter for them. In addition‚ schools have to take their part to minimize the discriminations against gays‚ and for sure there are many ways to that for example‚ raising awareness and educate them. There should not be obstacles between the families and their children in order to incubate this group rather than
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Should gay marriage be legalized? The debate on whether gay marriage should be legalized is heating up on the hill. The supporters of gay marriage should be legalized maintained that same-sex couple should have equal marriage benefits as the heterosexual couples and banning of gay marriage is an unconstitutional discrimination. Despite the choice of many supporters‚ many‚ particularly those with strong religious beliefs point their figure at such practice. In my point of view‚ gay marriage should
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Hate Crimes toward Sexual Orientation Inez Retnosari SOCI 321 Union College "We will remember not the words of our enemies‚ but the silence of our friends." –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Every day‚ somewhere in the world‚ men‚ women and children are tortured and even killed because of their beliefs‚ their race‚ the way they look‚ or the way they live. And this will go on until the rest of the world stops being quiet and takes a stand against the hatred that causes these
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Children with Gay/Lesbian Parents: Will they live the same lifestyle as their parents? What I Already Know/What I Want to Know As of this year‚ about seven states have legalized gay marriage. California‚ New York and New Hampshire are just a few of the states that recognize and allow gay marriage. It has taken years for homosexual to get the privilege to be legally bound to someone they love. Just like the old playground song‚ "First comes love then comes marriage then comes the
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much further than that. Sometimes bullies go too far‚ and their victims make the unfortunate choice of ending their own lives. As awful as it is‚ it happens every day‚ and the worst part about it is those bullies aren’t held legally accountable for their actions‚ but they should be. Bullying is a form of harassment. It damages people physically and mentally. Even though the “normal” type of harassment is illegal‚ bullying someone literally to death isn’t. Rebecca Ann Sedwick was one of those victims
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Should Gay Marriage be allowed? Ken Smith Grantham University Should Gay Marriage be allowed? Gay marriage continues to be a hot topic of discussion in the United States. Proponents and opponents can argue for their position based on many things. This paper will briefly discuss some of the common issues to consider when answering‚ “Should Gay Marriage be allowed?” Many people still argue that on religious grounds gays and lesbians are sinful
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Burning a nation’s flag: Hate Crime or Free Speech? A nation’s flag is one of the most important things to a country. Citizens of a nation use it during special ceremonies‚ and a nation’s flag is displayed all over that nation. A flag is an emblem shown as a symbol of unity. It symbolizes the pride and history of a nation. So what does burning a nation’s flag mean? Is it considered a hate crime and illegal‚ or is it considered an act of free speech and protected by the First Amendment? For the
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