Making Hate a Crime: From Social Movement to Law Enforcement (ASA Rose Series in Sociology) - Hardcover

The emergence and development of hate crime as a concept is examined in this work showing how the concept of hate crime has become institutionalized as a social factor and how it has impacted American politics, legislatures, courts, and law enforcement. Findings have implications for social problems such as school violence, elder-abuse, drunk driving, stalking, and sexual harassment. Jennes is professor and chair of the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at the University of California-Irvine; Grattet teaches sociology at the University of California-Davis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)