xviii+287pp, inscription on endpaper. A study of the violence aimed at individuals because they are a member of a particular group by a leading American sociologist and foremost authority on this type of crime. Includes many illustrative cases, among them Howard Beach; Central Park Jogger; Assassination of Alan Berg; Portland Skinhead Slaying - crimes that made headlines. Whereas these 'hate' crimes were once rare illegal actions by a small assortment of extremists, they have now entered general society. Includes Reference and Index.

HATE CRIMES SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCRIMINATION RACE RELATIONS True Crime Criminology Forensic Homicide