Abstract
Crimes committed against others because of their sexual orientation, race, religion, or any other characteristic have been defined as a hate crime. These offenses became an interest of Congress in 1988, when they approved S. 794 (PL 100–346).1 Since then, many other proposals have been debated by the federal government to stop hate crimes and help victims of those acts.
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William J. Clinton, “Opening Remarks at the White House Conference on Hate Crimes. November 10, 1997,” in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1998, 1533–35), 1533. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States hereafter shortened to PPPUS.
Clinton, “Remarks on Proposed Hate Crimes Prevention Legislation. April 6, 1999,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2000), 503–5;
Clinton, “Memorandum on Hate Crimes in Schools and College Campuses. April 6, 1999,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2000), 505–6.
Barack Obama, “Proclamation 8387—Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, 2009. June 1, 2009,” The Federal Register, June 4, 2009.
Obama, “Proclamation 8529—Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, 2010. May 28, 2010,” The Federal Register, June 7, 2010.
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Marion, N.E. (2011). Hate Crimes. In: Federal Government and Criminal Justice. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230337619_8
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