Preventing Hate Crimes Without Violating our Right to Free Speech
Presentation Type
Poster
Faculty Advisor
Thomas Loikith
Access Type
Event
Start Date
26-4-2024 9:45 AM
End Date
26-4-2024 10:44 AM
Description
Hate crime laws represent the evergrowing legal system of the United States, and this paper will examine the status and efficiency of our hate crime laws in terms of their past, present, and what should be its future. This is an ongoing project reviewing multiple works of literature to attempt to narrow down an unexplored area in our legal system. Hate crimes have been part of our legal system since 1990, preventing hateful acts against people of different backgrounds and identities. However, this protection varies from state to state resulting in thousands of cases of hate crimes today. Despite having six official federalized laws hate crime laws are a topic of debate regarding their results. To remedy this ongoing epidemic of hate crimes, an answer must be found through a silver lining between the two conflicting parties. That answer could be found in the sociological research on hate crimes and the relationship between people and society. To properly shape the future, we must understand the past and present reactions and perspectives to hate crimes. The results can be used to offer a conclusion on hate crime laws in a way that protects both current rights and the civil rights of hate crime victims. The research of this paper demonstrates a route to prevent further hate crimes while protecting our right to free speech. Using present laws and perspectives of sociology, the solution to the future may be in regulating the social media world and its influence on daily life.
Preventing Hate Crimes Without Violating our Right to Free Speech
Hate crime laws represent the evergrowing legal system of the United States, and this paper will examine the status and efficiency of our hate crime laws in terms of their past, present, and what should be its future. This is an ongoing project reviewing multiple works of literature to attempt to narrow down an unexplored area in our legal system. Hate crimes have been part of our legal system since 1990, preventing hateful acts against people of different backgrounds and identities. However, this protection varies from state to state resulting in thousands of cases of hate crimes today. Despite having six official federalized laws hate crime laws are a topic of debate regarding their results. To remedy this ongoing epidemic of hate crimes, an answer must be found through a silver lining between the two conflicting parties. That answer could be found in the sociological research on hate crimes and the relationship between people and society. To properly shape the future, we must understand the past and present reactions and perspectives to hate crimes. The results can be used to offer a conclusion on hate crime laws in a way that protects both current rights and the civil rights of hate crime victims. The research of this paper demonstrates a route to prevent further hate crimes while protecting our right to free speech. Using present laws and perspectives of sociology, the solution to the future may be in regulating the social media world and its influence on daily life.