Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-221) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- The framework of police decision-making in hate crime cases -- Integration and hate crime : the institutionalization of civil rights laws -- Investigation : detectives and the making of hate crime -- The difficulty of hate crime investigation -- Public culture and hate crime -- The decision to seek charges -- Prosecutors and the courts -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Research methodology : a peek behind the curtain.
