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law enforcement response to hate crimes  

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  • Crimes motivated by one's hatred toward another's race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or other innate characteristics are unilaterally condemned by Western societies as unjustified attacks. Although such crimes have existed for centuries, it was not until the 1980s that they gained recognition as a special type of criminal offense. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Hate Crimes, Law Enforcement Response To]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/law_enforcement_response_to_hate_crimes

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