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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Hate Crimes Awareness and Prevention Project Students at the University of California at Berkeley have developed a project to examine hate crimes and the underlying issues of bias and prejudice.
Hate crimes at colleges and universities represented 26 percent of all hate crimes reported in the United States in 1999.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Unless hate crimes are recognized for what they are and dealt with effectively through training and oversight, any attempt to deal with them that does not take the institutional response into account is unlikely to achieve the level of success desired.
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John Carthy,
Gun Shop Sales Assistant
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Hate crimes based on sexual orientation continue to make up the third highest category after race and religion, yet are not covered under the federal law used to prosecute hate violence.
These hate crimes are noxious to the principles of liberty and freedom embodied in our constitution.
Hate Crimes Hate crimes are designed to intimidate and terrorize an entire group of people simply because of who they are.
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Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent
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Hate crimes against lesbians and gay men occur within a broader cultural context that is permeated by heterosexism.
Hate crimes against lesbians and gay men: Issues for research and policy.
Hate crimes: Confronting violence against lesbians and gay men.
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Thomas Owens,
Police Officer
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Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents on Campus Hate Crimes on Campus Federal and State Enforcement Activity Hate crimes on campuses involve a range of criminal conduct from threats to bombings to violent physical assaults.
Hate crimes were less likely than other crimes to be reported to police, and concerns about police bias and public disclosure of their sexual orientation were important factors for victims in deciding whether to report.
Numerous hate crimes may therefore go unreported either because the perpetrator in the case may not have been caught or because the victim and the perpetrator may have offered differing accounts regarding an incident.
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