This research focuses on the association between law enforcement training and implementation of hate crime legislation. The Anti-Defamation League's state hate crime statutory provisions and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Hate Crime Reporting by States data are examined. Section one includes the following: What Constitutes Hate?, The History of Hate Crime Legislation, and Issues Facing Hate Crime Legislation. Section two surveys literature on both Hate Crime Legislation and the training of law enforcement officers. Section three discusses the Anti-Defamation League and FBI data in detail and explains the methods used to test the association between law enforcement training and reporting of hate crime legislation. Findings yield a statistically significant association between law enforcement training and reporting of hate crime legislation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2818 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Broadhurst, Monica DeAnn |
| Contributors | Chilton, Bradley S., Caputo, Gail, Fritsch, Eric J. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Monica DeAnn Broadhurst, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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