Gender and Crime
Click https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map to visit the website of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Find out how many hate groups exist in your state.
Click https://www.splcenter.org/issues/hate-and-extremism
to read the report "Recognizing and Responding to Hate Crimes."
Click https://www.oyez.org/cases/1999/99-5 to read the Supreme Court ruling on the "Violence against Women Act of 1994 in the case of United States v. Morrison."
Based on the above readings, prepare a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on Michigan's status on hate crimes.
Your presentation should include the following:
What is a hate crime? Address whether or not you consider gender-based crimes to be hate crimes?
What is a hate group?
Find the number of existing hate groups operating in your state?
Do law-enforcement officers need to be trained to handle hate crimes? Why or why not?
What are the training options available for law-enforcement officers to increase their skills in handling hate crimes? Are the available training options adequate?
Your presentation should contain 10- to 12-slides.
Use graphics and tables where appropriate to enhance your communication.
Add additional content in the Notes section.
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.