The Hate Debate. CH.3 Flashcards
1
Q
1st amen. protections of speech & association
A
only kind of laws in which motive is an element of the crime
2
Q
intent:
A
- mens rea (guilty mind)
- degree to which a person meant to commit the crime
3
Q
motive:
A
the reason why a person commits a particular crime
4
Q
chilling effect:
-Motivation is frequently determined…….?
A
People will be afraid to utter (constitutionally protected 1st amen) unpopular words or join (con. accepted) unpopular groups for fear that they will be prosecuted.
-determined through circumstantial evidence.
5
Q
why don’t victims report hate crimes?
A
- lack of knowledge
- denial or shame of crime
- fear: retaliation of re-victimization by police, of exposure
- cultural/language barriers
- nonviolent crime
6
Q
Bias crime units
A
- jurisdictions with bias crime units tend to report more hate crimes
- tend to have more training (not always the case)
- disparity across nation
