Questions
a. What drives or motivates hate crime offenders?
b. Why has there been an increasing trend in hate crimes in the U.S?
c. How can the society fight or counter hate crimes?
The paper will approximate a literature review of the research literature on some aspect of the chosen topic. The paper is to be researched, typed, double-spaced, and 15 pages of text, excluding cover page, abstract, and detailed list of 15 references. The paper should not be a rehash of material or a cut/paste from a previously submitted paper. The paper must be in an APA System of Formatting and Style only, with at least 15 sources in developing the manuscript—the majority of which must be articles from refereed/peer-reviewed journals, FBI, Uniform Crime Report (UCR), Crime Victimization Survey, Department of Justice, or technical reports or specific monographs in the relevant discipline(s).
The manuscript must be original work.
The 15 page term paper may attempt to accomplish one or more of the following:
- Review theoretical explanations/causes or perspectives on the selected issue/topic.
- Identify and summarize research methodologies and research findings/results in the published literature that address the issue/topic in question.
- Discuss past and present policies as well as recommended future policies for addressing the issue/topic.
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