Hate crimes and work or school violence has been no stranger to our society in recent years. These issues have been a hot topic for years. Most recently is the issue of alleged mistreatment of minority groups by law enforcement officers. Prior to that the major issue was school violence. These acts of violence are just two examples of these types of crimes. The reading will provide great detail into many of the issues in these areas of crime.

Write a two page paper providing a complete overview of either a victim of a hate crime or a victim of work or school violence.

• • How can you identify the crime?
  • How is the crime punished?
  • How do these attacks affect the victims?