Bias Motived Hate Crimes Flashcards
What is needed to prosecute motivated hate crimes
intent
Do agencies within Jeffco track motivated hate crimes
no
what is the Definition of Bias Motivated Hate Crime of CRS
18-9-121(1)
- it is the right of every person regardless of:
- race
- color
- ancestry
- religion
- physical or mental disability
- or sexual orientation
to be secure and protected from fear, intimidation, harassment,
and physical harm caused by the activities of individuals and groups - the advocacy of unlawful acts against persons or groups because
of a person’s or group’s aforementioned designation. for the
purpose of:
> inciting and provoking bodily injury or
> damage to property poses a threat to public order and safety
> and should be subject to criminal sanctions
Elements of the Crime for CRS 18-9-121 (2) (a,b,c)
(2) A person commits a bias-motivated crime if, with the INTENT to:
- intimidate or harass another person, in whole or in part,
because of that person’s actual or perceived:
- race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental
disability, or sexual orientation, he or she:
(a) Knowingly causes bodily injury to another person; or
(b) By words or conduct, knowingly places another person in fear of imminent lawless action directed at that person or that person’s property and such words or conduct are likely to produce bodily injury to that person or damage to that person’s property; or
(c) Knowingly causes damage to or destruction of the property of another person.
Stereotyping definition
a general set of: motives, characteristics, and thoughts applied to a group of people.
To stereotype is to _______ and assign
similar characteristics to all members.
generalize
Prejudice definition
unfavorable opinion or feeling that is not based on firsthand knowledge, thought or reason
Prejudice often leads to
- intolerance
- racism
- sexism
Self-Justification definition (Prejudice)
Justify acts of cruelty by convincing themselves that the target
is unworthy, subhuman, unintelligent or immoral
Example: El Paso Walmart Shooting
Need for Status & Power definition (prejudice)
The need to feel superior over another by blaming them for one’s own shortcomings
example: Boston bombing
In-Group vs. Out-Group (Prejudice)
Allowance for variety in one own’s group (in-group);
out-group does not allow for variety
Scapegoat Theory (Prejudice)
The tendency of a person to displace aggression onto
groups that are visible, relatively powerless, and for which a dislike already exists
Which one of the following best expresses the
meaning of the term “prejudice”?
A) “I heard it is a fact that all Jews take care of their
own kind first, before taking care of others.”
B) “I hate blacks because they are the primary
cause of this country’s problems.”
C) “Life sucks!”
D) “The more money I make, the less I have to give
to homeless people. I wish people would stop
coddling homeless people.”
B) “I hate blacks because they are the primary
cause of this country’s problems.
Which one of the following BEST expresses the
meaning of the term “stereotyping”?
A) A generalized point of view, which acts to
simplify the world around us.
B) Hostile attitudes based on faulty or incomplete
information.
C) Abnormal, psychopathic form of processing
information.
D) Extreme hate based on race, religion, or sexual
orientation.
A) A generalized point of view, which acts to
simplify the world around us.
a prejudice that leads to a tendency to favor (or not
favor) one entity over another – generally unfairly.
Bias
