Date of Graduation

5-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Degree Level

Undergraduate

Department

Sociology and Criminal Justice

Advisor/Mentor

Shields, Christopher

Committee Member

Gruenewald, Jeffrey

Second Committee Member

Chapman, Kate

Third Committee Member

Warren, Ron

Abstract

The founding document of the United States declares that all men are created equal. However, history has shown that this is not the case. Citizens in this country have been discriminated against since its inception based on their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, and many other factors. The first Federal Legislation passed to prevent discrimination against citizens in the United States did not come until 1968, which “made it a crime to use, or threaten to use, force to willfully interfere with any person because of race, color, religion, or national origin” (United States, Department of Justice). It took until 2009 when the hate crime laws were expanded to include crimes committed because of the victim’s perceived or actual sexual orientation or gender identity. Hate crimes are now described as “offenses involving an actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability” (18 U.S.C. § 249).

Keywords

Donald Trump; Hate Crimes; Biased Homicides; Right-Wing; Far-Wing

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