Trends and Patterns in Hate Crime and Gang Violence
Over the last 15 years, the United States has enjoyed a steady decline in nearly every category of violent crime.
The last few years, however, has seen a rising trend in the incidence of particular types of violent criminal activity. Two areas have seen a particularly steep increase: Hate Crime and Gang Violence.
The initial Discussion Board posting should meet the following criteria:
1. Identify 1 or 2 possible causes, or contributing factors, behind these negative trends in each of the two types of crime under discussion.
2. In a couple of short sentences, briefly describe the information you found that supports this claim, and where specifically you located the evidence (i.e., the UCG web resources)
3. Identify which of the crime patterns you learned about in this unit, which most accurately fits this trend, and possible cause.