Hate Crimes: the Rising Tide Of Bigotry And Bloodshed

by Jack Levin, Jack McDevitt

Hate Crimes - violence aimed at individuals because they are members of a particular group - were once considered the rare illegal actions of a small but vocal assortment of extremists who thrived on hating minorities. No more. Hate crimes have been sweeping the nation-- and the world, occurring in even the most unlikely of places. Whereas college campuses at one time epitomized the lofty principles of tolerance, diversity, and idealism, they have now become the repositories of hatred and division. Hate is hip on campus, as evidenced not only by the popularity of racist and misogynistic music, but by the recent rash of attacks against blacks, women, Asians, Latinos, Jews, and gays. Levin and McDevitt, both leading experts on hate crimes, show how the campus of hate has become a microcosm for the world at large and document its trail of prejudice and bigotry in our society and throughout the world.

316 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts where he teaches courses in prejudice and violence.

Reviews

[Fishface · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one was just OK. Most of the information in this book was not new to me and the text was very repetitive, explaining over and over what a hate crime is, who the offenders are, etc. I also cringed a few times when the authors uncritically accepted, for instance, that the Central Park Five committed a hate crime against Trisha Meili, and held Bill Cosby up as a role model for the nation's youth. Times sure have changed!