Gendered Hate : Exploring Gender in Hate Crime Law

Annotation Hate Crime Laws, On Both Federal And State Levels, Increasingly Include Gender. This Book Draws On Newspaper Accounts, Legislative Histories And Interviews With Criminal Justice Professionals And Advocacy Groups To Investigate The Creation And Implementation Of The Gender Category In New Jersey. Why Does Gender Matter? -- Hate Crime Legislation : The Past And Present -- Developing The Gender Category : It Just Made Sense -- Enforcing The Gender Category : Is Gender Even On Their Radar? -- Where Do We Go From Here? : Policy Implications And Directions For Future Research. Jessica P. Hodge. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 161-173) And Index.