Campus Crime Defined: Hate Crime
Hate Crimes are usually a type of physical, verbal or written aggravated assault. When these crimes are committed on college or university campuses, administrators are required to report all instances to the Department of Education. Hate Crimes are generally assaults in which the victim has been assaulted based upon their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin/ethnicity and/or disability. Distinguishing hate crimes can sometimes be a difficult task for college and university safety administrators because they have to objectively and definitively identify the assault as being motivated by one of the six types of hate crime. The motives and actions of the perpetrator have to be assessed in instances where it is not obvious to any objective observer.Â
Referenced Source(s): Department of Education, http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/handbook.pdf
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