. . "Whether one believes hate crimes represent acts committed against entire communities, thus justifying penalty enhancement, or that the law should make no distinction between bias crimes and ordinary crimes, Hate Crimes is a useful guide through the various issues related to this complex topic. Striving to be as objective as possible, this volume provides students and general readers with the resources necessary to define, understand, and research one of the most contentious topics in the United States today."@en . . . . "Examines the issues associated with hate crimes committed in the United States including statistics, important legislation, and bibliographical resources."@en . . . "Presents the historical background and the criminological and legal aspects of hate crimes in the United States, including a chronology and information on researching the topic." . . "Written as a \"first-stop\" resource into hate crimes and relevant legislation in the United States, this volume continues in the format of the other </Library in a Book/> series, including a historical survey of hate crimes, a chronology, description of significant court cases and legislation, short biographies of important individuals, a glossary, an annotated bibliography, and a list of relevant organizations." . "Written as a \"first-stop\" resource into hate crimes and relevant legislation in the United States, this volume continues in the format of the other </Library in a Book/> series, including a historical survey of hate crimes, a chronology, description of significant court cases and legislation, short biographies of important individuals, a glossary, an annotated bibliography, and a list of relevant organizations."@en . . "Hate crimes" . "Hate crimes"@en . . . . "Hate Crimes"@en . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . "TRUE CRIME General." . . "Hate crimes United States." . . . . "Hate crimes." . . "Crimes haineux États-Unis." . . "USA." . . "Hate crime." . .