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Hate Crimes A hate crime generally can be considered an offense committed against another person
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HATE CRIMES Individual Project 2 Sociology Jeremy Caldwell 1/13/2006 Hate Crimes A hate crime generally can be considered an offense committed against another person, with the specific intent to cause harm to that person due to their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or culture, etc. The amount of hate crimes being committed has been on the rise in these past few years. Hate crimes are one of the most immoral and disgusting acts of violence. There was a study done in 1999 that showed almost 67 of reported incidents were the act against an individual. These crimes usually included intimidation, (35%) simple assault, (19%) and aggravated assault. (12)% In addition, 50 percent of hate crimes were committed based on race, 18 percent on religion, 17 percent on sexual orientation, 11 percent on ethic origin, and less than 1 half percent on disability and other multiple reasons. (Prevention Pathways 1999) The most common types of hate incidents are usually...
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