Making Hate a Crime: From Social Movement to Law Enforcement (ASA Rose Series in Sociology) - Hardcover

Jenness, Valerie; Grattet, Ryken

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0871544091 ISBN 13: 9780871544094

Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001

Synopsis

The emergence and development of hate crime as a concept is examined in this work showing how the concept of hate crime has become institutionalized as a social factor and how it has impacted American politics, legislatures, courts, and law enforcement. Findings have implications for social problems such as school violence, elder-abuse, drunk driving, stalking, and sexual harassment. Jennes is professor and chair of the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at the University of California-Irvine; Grattet teaches sociology at the University of California-Davis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Synopsis

The emergence and development of hate crime as a concept is examined in this work showing how the concept of hate crime has become institutionalized as a social factor and how it has impacted American politics, legislatures, courts, and law enforcement. Findings have implications for social problems such as school violence, elder-abuse, drunk drivi

About the Author

VALERIE JENNESS is associate professor and chair of criminology, law, and society, as well as associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine.

RYKEN GRATTET is associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Davis.

Edition details

• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0871544091
• ISBN 13: 9780871544094
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 218