Table of Contents

Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: The Whys and Hows of Hate Crime Laws Chapter Three: The Hate Debate: Constitutional and Policy Problems Chapter Four: Committing Hate: Who and Why Chapter Five: Organized Hate Chapter Six: Hate Crime Victims Chapter Seven: Fighting Hate Chapter Eight: Global Hate: International Problems and Solutions Chapter Nine: The Future of Hate

About the Author

Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Criminal Justice, at California State University, Stanislaus. She received her MA and Ph.D. from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and her JD from University of Nebraska College of Law. She is gaining a national reputation in hate crimes research and has presented at national conventions and published chapters/papers on hate crimes and in a variety of books, encyclopedias and journals. is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Criminal Justice, at California State University, Stanislaus. She received her MA and Ph.D. from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and her JD from University of Nebraska College of Law. She is gaining a national reputation in hate crimes research and has presented at national conventions and published chapters/papers on hate crimes and in a variety of books, encyclopedias and journals.