{"product_id":"punishing-hate-frederick-m-lawrence-9780674009721","title":"Punishing Hate: Bias Crimes Under American Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eBias crimes are a scourge on our society. Is there a more terrifying image in the mind's eye than that of the burning cross? \u003ci\u003ePunishing Hate\u003c\/i\u003e examines the nature of bias-motivated violence and provides a foundation for understanding bias crimes and their treatment under the U.S. legal system. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this tightly argued book, Frederick Lawrence poses the question: Should bias crimes be punished more harshly than similar crimes that are not motivated by bias? He answers strongly in the affirmative, as do a great many scholars and citizens, but he is the first to provide a solid theoretical grounding for this intuitive agreement, and a detailed model for a bias crimes statute based on the theory. The book also acts as a strong corrective to recent claims that concern about hate crimes is overblown. A former prosecutor, Lawrence argues that the enhanced punishment of bias crimes, with a substantial federal law enforcement role, is not only permitted by doctrines of criminal and constitutional law but also mandated by our societal commitment to equality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing upon a wide variety of sources, from law and criminology, to sociology and social psychology, to today's news, \u003ci\u003ePunishing Hate\u003c\/i\u003e will have a lasting impact on the contentious debate over treatment of bias crimes in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick M. Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 067400972X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674009721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.12w x 0.82d","brand":"Frederick M. Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46199049257215,"sku":"9780674009721","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54f31b64-9ebd-48f7-8e79-aab80fb06b70.jpg?v=1727924880","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/punishing-hate-frederick-m-lawrence-9780674009721","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}