{"id":50890,"date":"2019-08-03T16:24:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-03T10:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=50890"},"modified":"2019-08-03T16:25:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-03T10:55:03","slug":"answered-what-is-hate-crime-discuss-various-causes-and-measures-to-stop-hate-crimes-in-india","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-what-is-hate-crime-discuss-various-causes-and-measures-to-stop-hate-crimes-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] What is hate crime? Discuss various causes and measures to stop hate crimes in India."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Demand of the question<\/strong>
Introduction.<\/strong> What is hate crime?
Body. <\/strong>Causes of hate crimes and methods to prevent hate crimes.
Conclusion. <\/strong>Way forward. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Hate crime is a crime, typically involving violence, that is motivated by prejudice on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, or other grounds. It targets a victim because of their membership to a certain social group or race. In India hate crimes are a big threat. Amnesty International India documented 721 hate crime incidents between 2015 and 2018. Data shows that hate crime have steadily risen over the past five years in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Causes of hate crimes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. A bias against the any group\ndue to historical or social reasons can motivate an individual to commit a hate\ncrime.<\/li>
  2. Hate crimes may be the\nproduct of our social environments. These are more likely to occur in societies\nwhere certain identity have advantages over others. E.g systemic discrimination\nlike casteism may give rise to an environment where hate crime is motivated.<\/li>
  3. Hate crime can also occur\ndue to misguidance of youth who do it as an act of adventure motivated by\nthrill and excitement.<\/li>
  4. It can be done for defence\nagainst any perceived and presumed threat from other social group. It may also\nbe motivated by a desire to protect one\u2019s territory. E.g hate crime against a\nnation\u2019s citizens.<\/li>
  5. It can be done to retaliate\nas an act of revenge. <\/li>
  6. It may be influenced by\nperception that certain groups pose a threat to them. These threats can be\ndivided into threats such as perceived competition over jobs, housing and other\nresources, and physical harm to themselves or others which are concerned with\nthe threat posed to people\u2019s values and social norms.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Measures to stop hate crimes in India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Sensitisation:\n<\/strong>Indian community should be sensitised towards\nthe rights of other citizens and danger of hate crimes for social cohesion.<\/strong><\/li>
    2. Community\nPolicing: <\/strong>By fostering partnerships\nwith the community a society enables communities and law enforcement to work\ntogether to prevent and respond to hate crimes. Community involvement can\nprevent turning a hate-related problem into a serious crime. Everyone in the\ncommunity needs to be involved in the solution. Including diverse groups whose\ncommunities may be targets of hate is important. <\/strong><\/li>
    3. Awareness\nof the Problem: <\/strong>To address the problem of\nhate motivated crimes, awareness about the consequences of the crime is\nimportant. By understanding the problem, the community become aware of the significance\nand need of addressing the issues facing the community. A public awareness\ncampaign in the community that provides information, awareness, and resources\nfor community members and victims of hate crimes is important. <\/strong><\/li>
    4. Youth involvement\nand counselling: <\/strong>The majority of hate crimes\nare committed by persons who are 29 years old and younger. Youth are also often\nmore vulnerable to violent attacks, bullying, and other forms of harassment. To\ncombat this teachers and school administrators should educate their students\nand staffs on the nature of hate incidents and crimes and how to prevent them.<\/strong><\/li>
    5. Law\nEnforcement and Prioritising Hate Crimes: <\/strong>Strong law enforcement is critical to prevent hate crimes. Making\ncombating of hate crimes a priority for a law enforcement agency sends the\nmessage that discrimination and harassment will not be tolerated. This also\nensures resources are devoted to the prevention and intervention of these\ncrimes.<\/strong><\/li>
    6. Training\nfor Officers and Deputies: <\/strong>Police should train\nnew recruits and existing officers and deputies on hate crimes and other\nrelated issues to ensure responding officers and deputies are trained to\ninvestigate and report the hate crimes or incidents.<\/strong><\/li>
    7. Create a\nSpecial Task Force on Hate Crimes: <\/strong>A special hate crime task force with members from various law enforcement\nagencies and representatives of the community should be created. Task forces should\nfocus on improving efficiencies of law enforcement, assistance to victims, and\nstrengthening the partnership between law enforcement and the community.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Hate crime is a threat to social fabric. For a diverse country like India, it is threat to its unity and peace. Therefore, coordinated action with pro-active steps of community and government is needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Demand of the question Introduction. What is hate crime? Body. Causes of hate crimes and methods to prevent hate crimes. Conclusion. Way forward. Hate crime is a crime, typically involving violence, that is motivated by prejudice on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, or other grounds. It targets a victim because of their membership… Continue reading [Answered] What is hate crime? Discuss various causes and measures to stop hate crimes in India.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":49132,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50890","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}