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37 Cardozo L. Rev. 1867 (2015-2016)
The Vicious Cycle of Hate: Systemic Flaws in Hate Crime Documentation in the United States and the Impact on Minority Communities

handle is hein.journals/cdozo37 and id is 1979 raw text is: THE VICIOUS CYCLE OF HATE: SYSTEMIC FLAWS IN HATE CRIME DOCUMENTATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE IMPACT ON MINORITY COMMUNITIES Harbani Ahujat You cannot address the problem of hate in this nation if you refuse to acknowledge its existence. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS IN TRO DU CTIO N .............................................................................................................. 1868 I. AN OVERVIEW: HATE CRIME DOCUMENTATION ................................................ 1870 II. THE HATE CRIMES STATISTICS ACT ...................................................................... 1874 A . P urp ose ........................................................................................................ 187 5 B. M ethodology ............................................................................................... 1875 C . Statistics ....................................................................................................... 1876 III. GAPS IN HATE CRIME DOCUMENTATION: UNIFORM CRIME REPORT VS. NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEY ........................................................ 1878 t Notes Editor, Cardozo Law Review. J.D. Candidate (May 2016), Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; B.B.A., cum laude, Macaulay Honors College at CUNY Baruch College, 2012. I am immensely grateful to Hansdeep Singh for the idea for this Note topic, and his invaluable mentorship and guidance; Professors Alex Reinert, Katie Tinto, and Ekow Yankah for their insights, expertise, and advice; Adam Riff, Bernard Tsepelman, Liz Robins, Joe Goldstein, and the editors of the Cardozo Law Review for their meticulous edits and efforts in the publication process; and my parents and my sister for their endless love and encouragement. This Note is dedicated to the victims of hate crimes and their families. 1 Press Release, Sikh Coal., Sikhs Demand Federal Hate Crime Prosecution After DuPage Prosecutor Fails (Sept. 11, 2015), http://sikhcoalition.org/advisories/2015/sikhs-demand- federal-hate-crime-prosecution-after-dupage-prosecutor-fails (quoting Sikh Coalition's Legal Director, Harsimran Kaur, responding to an announcement that no hate crime charge would be brought against the offender, who viciously assaulted Inderjit Singh Mukker, a Sikh American resident of Chicago, after pulling up to Mukker's car and yelling racial slurs, including, Terrorist, go back to your country, Bin Laden!). 1867

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