History Of Hate Crimes
Hate Crimes throughout History
April 22, 2012
Term Paper
The definition of hate crime has progressed over the years. When hate crimes first occurred they were defined as the victimization of minorities due to their racial or ethnic identity by members of the majority. As time progressed we have now classify a hate crime as "criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender 's bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation"(Able). Hate crimes have been occurring for 300 plus years. One of the first instants of hate crimes in the 1840’s which would be the near genocide of the Yuki and Cheyenne Indians. Some major historical events have led to how far we have come with …show more content…
In 2004 they dug the grave site up and didn’t an autopsy on the young boy and would later prove that he was actually Emmett Till. The two men who actually committed would actually succumb to cancer (Mulford). Roy Bryant lived in fear for the rest of his life that he would have to serve time but ended up dying before he had too. It’s a sad day in history to know that no one served time for this senseless crime. The African-American community was so angered and this triggered the means for the civil rights movement which had already been taking …show more content…
Through our UCR program, we offer training to help law enforcement recognize hate crimes and also assist our partners in developing their own hate crimes training programs (Bias).
Work Cited
Able, Deborah. Hate Groups. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc, 2000.
"Bias Crimes in America: The Nature and Magnitude of the Problem." Cause for
Concern . 26 Apr. 2004. Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. 5 Jan. 2009
<http://www.civilrights.org/publications/reports/cause_for_concern_2004/>.
Minch, Dr. Kevin J. "Hate Crimes." National Debate Education Association. 17
Sept. 2003. 11 Dec. 2008 <http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/>. topic_details.php?topicID=237>. Mulford, Carrie F., Ph.D., and Michael Shively, Ph.D. "Hate Crime in America:
The Debate Continues." National Institute of Justice. June 2007. 16 Dec.
2008 <http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/journals/257/hate-crime.html>.
Novick, Michael. White Lies, White Power: The Fight Against White Supremacy and Reactionary Violence. Maine: Common Courage Press, 1995.
Pressley, Sue Anne. "Down a Dark Road to Murder." Washington Post 12 June
1998:
Sheppard, Nathaniel, Jr. “Hate in Cyberspace.” Emerge July- Aug. 1996
April 22, 2012
Term Paper
The definition of hate crime has progressed over the years. When hate crimes first occurred they were defined as the victimization of minorities due to their racial or ethnic identity by members of the majority. As time progressed we have now classify a hate crime as "criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender 's bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation"(Able). Hate crimes have been occurring for 300 plus years. One of the first instants of hate crimes in the 1840’s which would be the near genocide of the Yuki and Cheyenne Indians. Some major historical events have led to how far we have come with …show more content…
In 2004 they dug the grave site up and didn’t an autopsy on the young boy and would later prove that he was actually Emmett Till. The two men who actually committed would actually succumb to cancer (Mulford). Roy Bryant lived in fear for the rest of his life that he would have to serve time but ended up dying before he had too. It’s a sad day in history to know that no one served time for this senseless crime. The African-American community was so angered and this triggered the means for the civil rights movement which had already been taking …show more content…
Through our UCR program, we offer training to help law enforcement recognize hate crimes and also assist our partners in developing their own hate crimes training programs (Bias).
Work Cited
Able, Deborah. Hate Groups. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc, 2000.
"Bias Crimes in America: The Nature and Magnitude of the Problem." Cause for
Concern . 26 Apr. 2004. Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. 5 Jan. 2009
<http://www.civilrights.org/publications/reports/cause_for_concern_2004/>.
Minch, Dr. Kevin J. "Hate Crimes." National Debate Education Association. 17
Sept. 2003. 11 Dec. 2008 <http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/>. topic_details.php?topicID=237>. Mulford, Carrie F., Ph.D., and Michael Shively, Ph.D. "Hate Crime in America:
The Debate Continues." National Institute of Justice. June 2007. 16 Dec.
2008 <http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/journals/257/hate-crime.html>.
Novick, Michael. White Lies, White Power: The Fight Against White Supremacy and Reactionary Violence. Maine: Common Courage Press, 1995.
Pressley, Sue Anne. "Down a Dark Road to Murder." Washington Post 12 June
1998:
Sheppard, Nathaniel, Jr. “Hate in Cyberspace.” Emerge July- Aug. 1996