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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > hate crimes and death threats
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > hate crimes and death threats
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > hate crimes and death threats
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > hate crimes and death threats

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hate crimes and death threats  

Definition

  • Hate crimes, also known as bias crimes, are crimes against people, property, or society that are motivated, in part, by a bias against real or perceived characteristics of the victims. Hate crimes include a wide array of criminal offenses, such as murder, death threats, church burning, theft, and vandalism. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Hate Crimes and Death Threats]

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