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The Effects of Crime
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The Effects of Crime Sociology of Criminology SOC047 10/03/2005 Abstract "A hate crime, or also known as a bias crime, is a criminal or violent offense committed against a person, property, or society which is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity/national origin" (Siegel, 2006). The effects of hate crime within a society could lead to fear, insecurity, and low self esteem in individual members of it. The impact effects these crimes portray on minorities are felt immediately, and a prime example of it is gay bashing. We cannot talk about how much hate crime really exists in the United States or what to do about it until we are clear about what a hate crime is. This viewpoint shows us that the concept of hate crime is loaded with ambiguity because of the difficulty of determining what is caused by prejudice;...
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