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| | Criminal Justice Resources Resources: Hate Crime |
 | | Hate crimes--violent acts committed against people because of their race, gender, ethnicity, religious choices, or sexual orientation--are age-old and are prominently visible in such volatile parts of the world as the Balkan states, the Middle East, and Northern Ireland. |
 | | Hate incidents involve behaviors motivated by bias against a victim's race, religion, ethnic/national origin, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation that are not considered illegal, such as hostile or hateful speech. |
 | | Hate crimes and hate incidents are major issues for all police because of their unique impact on victims as well as the community. |
| www.lib.msu.edu /harris23/crimjust/hate.htm (4434 words) |
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