With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for rigorous research and evaluation projects to inform policy and practice to prevent and respond to hate crimes. Though applications may cover a range of topics, NIJ is particularly interested in funding: (1) evaluations of federal-, state-, or locally funded efforts to combat hate crimes ; (2) research …

Sep 27, 2023 · Problem: Hate crimes are a growing problem in the United States but remain widely underreported. Community-based organizations (CBOs) can be instrumental in crime prevention and response, leveraging their local legitimacy and knowledge. Yet, their approaches may not be tailored to hate crimes specifically. Moreover, their efforts may be disconnected from those of other CBOs and law enforcement.

Mar 1, 2005 · This systematic review of hundreds of documents and Web sites obtained information on Federal and State hate crime data-collection efforts; research produced by Federal and State agencies, advocacy groups, and other independent organizations and scholars; crime prevention and response efforts; law enforcement training in hate crimes; and ...

Mar 1, 2004 · Hate crime laws prescribe enhanced punishment for an offender when a crime is committed against a person because of their minority group membership. The current research draws from a nationally representative sample of Americans to probe whether the public supports harsher penalties for hate crimes in general and whether support for harsher ...

Jun 1, 2007 · The analysis of hate crime legislation indicates that there are large differences from State to State, and on the Federal level, concerning how to define and prosecute hate crimes. One of the most problematic issues in this area is the lack of a national consensus on whether hate crime should be considered a separate class of crime.

Suspects were typically white, adult males. In about half of the incidents, the suspect was not known by the victim; however, only 23 percent of participating agencies reported any hate-crime investigations. Even among the 792 large agencies included in the sample, only 45 percent reported one or more hate-crime investigations in 2018.

of pathways to hate crime offending. Research that develops new or tests existing typologies of hate crime offenders is also a priority. Information about the characteristics, motivations, and trajectories of individuals who commit hate crimes can aid in the development of evidence-informed interventions that match intervention components to

Oct 1, 2010 · Hate-crime charges or hate-crime sentencing enhancements were not required for individuals to be included in the database. The dataset was coded from open-source materials based on 100 variable fields with information on hate-crime events; victim characteristics; and offender motivations, demographics, and personal histories.

Apr 1, 2019 · This is the Final Progress Report on three data analyses: 1) a large-N analysis of extremist hate offenders and other political extremists from the Extremists Crime Database (ECDB) and the Profiles of Radicalization in the United States (PIRUS) data; 2) a set of original case studies on individuals either connected to hate crime or politically motivated extremism; and 3) the social media ...

Sep 1, 2020 · Data were collected on victimization, crime-reporting and case processing, consequences of victimization, and hate-crime prosecution. Based on these findings, seven policy recommendations address the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office (SAO), the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), and other law enforcement agencies in Miami-Dade.