Reframing Hate
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Wang , Lu-In [1]
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[1] University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
City of Pittsburgh, Estados Unidos
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- Localización: The journal of criminal law and criminology, ISSN 0091-4169, Vol. 112, Nº. 4, 2022, págs. 847-873
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This Essay proposes that we reframe our understanding of what we label as hate crimes. It argues that those crimes are not necessarily the acts of hate-filled extremists motivated by deeply held, fringe beliefs, but instead often reflect the broader, even mainstream, social environment that has marked some social groups as the expected or even acceptable targets for crime and violence. In turn, hate crimes themselves influence the social environment by reinforcing recognizable patterns of discrimination. The Essay maintains that we should broaden our understanding of the motivations for and effects of hate crimes and draws connections between hate crimes and seemingly disparate phenomena that have recently captured the nation’s attention.
