Hate Source: White Supremacist Hate Groups and Hate Crime
Sean Mulholland
MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany
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The relationship between hate group activity and hate crime is theoretically ambiguous. Hate groups may incite criminal behavior in support of their beliefs. On the other hand, hate groups may reduce hate crime by serving as a forum for members to verbally vent their frustrations or as protection from future biased violence. I find that the presence of an active white supremacist hate group chapter is associated with an 18.7 percent higher hate crime rate. White supremacist groups are not associated with the level of anti-white hate crimes committed by non-whites, nor do they form in expectation of future hate crimes by non-whites.
Keywords: hate crime; hate groups; white supremacist (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D71 J15 K14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-02-11
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