Sanctioning bias crime
Subtitle: a public perspective
By: Terrylynn Pearlman.
Series: Criminal justice; Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Publisher: LFB Scholarly Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781593322656
Subjects: Hate crimes -- Pennsylvania -- Public opinion; Hate crimes -- United States -- Public opinion; Public opinion -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-291) and index.
Table of contents: title: Bias crime legislation and public opinion : an overview; title: The emergence and legality of bias crime legislation; title: Scholarly perspectives on bias crime legislation; title: Public opinion research on bias crime and legislation; title: Public opinion research on crime and punishment and its relevance to bias crime; title: The current study : design to analysis; title: Citizens' views on bias crime; title: Citizens' bias crime policy preferences; title: Citizens' responses to bias crime vignettes; title: Citizens' views on bias crime legislation; title: Findings and implications.