Mini Paper - Criminology

MINI PAPER: CRIMINOLOGY

INSTRUCTIONS: TOPIC --> HATE CRIMES

1. (5) FULL PAGES.

2. MLA FORMAT, DOUBLE SPACE, (12) FONT USING TIMES NEW ROMAN.

3. ONE INCH OF MARGINGS (LEFT, RIGHT, TOP, AND BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE).

4. INTRODUCTION.

5. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

· Question 1. Define “Hate Crime” and how the definition came to be through Federal Legislation.

· Question 2 . Why do think “Hate Crimes” are increasing in number in the United States?

· Question 3 . Who is responsible for tracking and reporting hate crimes in the United States?

· Question 4. What do you believe should be done in the United States to combat hate crimes, and reduce the number of these crimes?

· Question 5. Why do you believe there has been an increase in hate crimes, specifically targeting violence against the LGBTQ community?

· Question 6. After doing research on the Internet, select ONE hate crime that you will write about. Why did you select this hate crime? Discuss what happened in this hate crime, how this hate crime was investigated and prosecuted. What was the outcome of the case?

6. INCLUDE FOOTNOTES OR ENDNOTES.

7. INCLUDE “WORKS CITED” (PAGE 6): MINIMUN AT LEAST (3) PUBLISHED SOURCES.

8. DO NOT USE ANY PROFANITY, VULGAR, OR OBSCENE LANGUAGE IN THE MINI PAPER.