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Hate Crimes - Criminal Law and Identity Politics (Hardcover, New): James B. Jacobs, Kimberly Potter

Hate Crimes - Criminal Law and Identity Politics (Hardcover, New)

James B. Jacobs, Kimberly Potter

Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy

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This book is an in-depth critique of the USA's dominant political and legal response to "hate crime". The authors show how the media and politicians have constructed a hate crime epidemic without any solid evidence to support it. They argue that hate crime laws make no sense from a law enforcement or criminal justice standpoint, but are only comprehensible as symbolic politics. The well-intentioned effort to denounce prejudice motivated crime may end up dividing the community rather than bringing it together.

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Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Release date:	June 1998
First published:	May 1998
Authors:	James B. Jacobs (Director, New York University Center for Research in Crime and Justice; Professor of Law) • Kimberly Potter (Private practitioner, Bronxville)
Dimensions:	241 x 162 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	222
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-511448-5
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Jurisprudence & philosophy of law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-511448-5
Barcode:	9780195114485