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In this report:

• Overview & Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• The Nature and Magnitude of the Problem
• Escalating Hate Violence Against Immigrants
• White Supremacist Groups Growing
• Exploiting the Internet to Promote Hatred
• Hate Knows No Borders
• The Human Face of Hate Crimes
• Pending Federal Legislation
• Recommendations
• Selected Resources on Hate Crime Response and Counteraction
• Selected Resources on Hate Groups and Extremism
• Acknowledgements

Appendices

• State Hate Crime Statutory Provisions
• Comparison of FBI Hate Crimes Statistics
• Offenders' Reported Motivations
• State by State Incident Report Chart
• State by State Chart of Participating Agencies
• Big 50 Cities Reporting Chart

Selected Resources on Hate Crime Response and Counteraction

These websites include outstanding resources on hate crimes laws, anti-bias and prevention programs, and links to other related sites:

American Psychological Association

Report of the American Psychological Association Commission on Violence and Youth (pdf)

Anti-Defamation League

ADL Anti-Bullying/Cyberbullying Prevention Resources

How to Combat Bias and Hate Crimes: An ADL Blueprint for Action

Hate Crime Laws

FBI

Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines (pdf)

Hate Crime Statistics, 2007

Training Guide for Hate Crime Data Collection (pdf)

Department of Education

Preventing Youth Hate Crime

Department of Education/National Association of Attorneys General

Protecting Students from Harassment and Hate Crime (pdf)

Department of Justice

Addressing Hate Crimes: Six Initiatives That Are Enhancing the Efforts of Criminal Justice Practitioner (pdf)

Hate Crime Training: Core Curriculum for Patrol Officers, Detectives, and Command Officers (pdf)

A Policymaker's Guide to Hate Crimes (pdf)

Human Rights First

2008 Hate Crime Survey (pdf)

2007 Hate Crime Report Card (pdf)

Everyday Fears: A Survey of Violent Hate Crimes in Europe and North America (pdf)

International Association of Chiefs of Police

Hate Crime in America Summit Recommendations

Responding to Hate Crimes: A Police Officer's Guide to Investigation and Prevention

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

Cause for Concern: Hate Crimes in America, 2004

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Hate Crime Publications

National District Attorneys Association

A Local Prosecutor's Guide for Responding to Hate Crimes

Organization of Chinese Americans

Responding to Hate Crimes: A Community Action Guide, 2nd Edition (pdf)

Partners Against Hate

Building Community and Combating Hate: Lessons for the Middle School Classroom (pdf)

Hate on the Internet: A Response Guide for Educators and Families (pdf)

Investigating Hate Crimes on the Internet (pdf)

Peer Leadership: Helping Youth Become Change Agents in Their Schools and Communities (pdf)

Program Activity Guide: Helping Children Resist Bias and Hate, Elementary School Edition (pdf)

Program Activity Guide: Helping Youth Resist Bias and Hate, Middle School Edition (pdf)

Professor Jim Nolan/West Virginia University

NIBRS Hate Crimes 1995-2000: Juvenile Victims and Offenders

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