Open AccessThe problem of hate crimes in the United States of America
Author(s) -
Ewelina Bachera,
Stephan V. Jupinko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
problemy prawa karnego
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2353-9712
pISSN - 0208-5577
DOI - 10.31261/ppk.2021.05.04
Subject(s) - entitlement (fair division) , hate crime , criminology , sexual orientation , political science , law , sexual assault , sociology , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , social psychology , computer science , environmental health , medicine , computer network
The aim of this article is to draw attention to an issue that has a long history: the problem of hate crimes in the United States of America. There is no doubt that hate crimes are the type of crime that attack the very principle of individuality that is an entitlement under the equal protection of the law (in the U.S.). Bearing the foregoing in mind the above, and that the number of such crime has increased at an alarming rate, this article describes and discusses types of hate crimes such as: Racist and Religious Hate Crimes, Sexual Orientation-Based Hate Crimes and Disability Hate Crimes as an extended projection of the analysis, several solutions have been proposed to mitigate tensions and combat the prevalence and severity of hate crime in all its forms.