Our discussion this week will look at juvenile’s and gangs as well as Hate Crimes.
- Numerous risk factors contribute to juveniles becoming involved with gangs.
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- Explain how community policing strategies can be used to target two of these specific risk factors.
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- Explain what Hate Crime Laws are and the reason that they exist. Look at case study 6.1 in our textbook and answer one of the following discussion questions drawn from that case study:
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- How can police better identify the motive of an offender to determine whether a crime was a hate crime?
- Should punishments be harsher if a crime was motivated by hate? For instance, if an offender assaults a person motivated by hate, should the penalty be enhanced because of the offender’s motive? Make arguments for and against enhanced punishments.