Hate Crimes –15 years after The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

• In Event: Human Rights and Wrongs

Brief Overview

Despite enacting hate crimes laws in almost every US state and at the federal level, there is still significant misunderstanding about the law, its purpose, and its legality. We have also not seen a decrease in the numbers of hate crimes.

Author

• John Berube, Purdue University Global