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1 McLennan community college
Hate Crimes McLennan community college PD Day April 1, 2016 Jessica Shelton And Norm Townsend

2 Stereotypes Prejudice Discrimination Hate Crimes Microaggressions

3 microaggressions A term that describes
“brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults toward people of color.”   - “Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life” Click HERE to watch a video on microaggressions. The people in the video are repeating things that have been said to them.

4 Stereotypes Stereotype
Characteristic or series of characteristics that grow from myths Myth An ill-founded belief What are some common stereotypes?

5 prejudice Prejudice- an unfavorable attitude toward people because they are members of a certain group Feelings held by most prejudiced people Superiority Others are strange and different Entitled to exclusive or prior rights Fear (sometimes overshadows rational judgment)

6 Forms and characteristics of prejudice
Race Point of view Gender Prejudgment National Origin Socially learned Religion Not static attitude Age Economic status Weight Sexual Orientation

7 Discrimination Action or behavior Differential treatment
Denial of justice Involves keeping people out of activities * When we act on prejudices, we discriminate. * We cannot regulate prejudices, but we can regulate discrimination.

8 Hate crimes Result from prejudices and discrimination Murder Assault
Vandalism Harassment Matthew Shepard/James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 enhances definitions of and penalties for hate crimes The internet may help hate groups grow

9 “Hate crimes are… …any of various crimes when motivated by hostility to the victim as a member of a group (based on color, creed, gender or sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities).” *“Hate crimes are ‘message crimes’ because they are sending a message to members of a certain group that they are not welcome or safe.”

10 Continued… Hate crimes have more serious psychological effects than non-bias motivated crimes. Most offenders act as lone wolves, pairs, or small cells. The common trait is their membership in a hate organization.

11 victims Targeted because of a core characteristic of their identity
Feel Degraded Frightened Vulnerable Suspicious Members of the same group may also feel Fearful Powerless

12 Victim trauma (because attack is based on victim’s identity)
Deep personal crisis Increased vulnerability to repeat attack Sense of community betrayal Acute shock and disbelief Extreme fear Hopelessness Anger/desire for revenge Shame and humiliation

13 Community trauma Victimization projected to all community members
Sense of group vulnerability Community tension/fear Concern about copycat incidents Community polarization Loss of trust in criminal justice institutions Public damage, i.e. buildings such as churches/synagogues

14 Response to hate crimes
It is important to respond to hate crimes quickly and effectively. Hate crimes differ from other crimes in their effect on victims and on community stability: Hate crimes are often especially brutal or injurious Victim(s) usually feel traumatized and terrified Families of victims often feel frustrated and powerless Others in the community who share the victim’s characteristics may feel victimized and vulnerable Hate incidents can escalate and prompt retaliatory action Hate crimes and hate incidents create communitywide unrest

15 ERASING HATE video Former member of hate groups decides to remove his tattoos after leaving the groups

16 references Gutow, S., Kinnamon, M., & Syeed, S. (April 24, 2009). Hate crimes are message crimes. Retrieved from crimes-are-message-crimes/7496 Hate crime. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster online. Retrieved from webster.com/dictionary/hate%20crime International Association of Chiefs of Police, Alexandria, VA. (1999). Responding to hate crimes: a police officer’s guide to investigation and prevention (DOJ Contract No DD-BX-0071). Washington D.C.: Bureau of Justice Assistance.


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