Deck 12: Hate-Bias Crimes: Reporting, monitoring, and Response Strategies

Question 1

The Southern Poverty Law Center monitors,but does not investigate organizations and individuals who it deems hate groups and extremists.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Monitoring extremist groups is an important obligation of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What are some community resources that can be established to reduce and control hate crimes:

A) victim's hotline
B) human relations commission
C) conflict resolution panels
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The Simon Wiesenthal Center monitors the Internet worldwide for tactics,language,and symbols of the high tech hate culture.

Question 5

It is not crucial that law enforcement agencies network and share hate group information to other agencies.

Question 6

Which of the of the following is NOT a reason hate-bias crime data is collected to help the police:

A) train criminal justice personnel on the degree of the problem and the reasons for priority response
B) identify current and potential problems
C) respond to the needs of white communities
D) recruit a diverse force

Question 7

As part of the UCR program,who publishes statistics annually in Hate Crime Statistics?

A) DEA
B) SBI
C) FBI
D) ATF

Question 8

When police have information about crime patterns,they are better able to direct resources to prevent,investigate,and resolve problems pertaining to them.

Question 9

Monitoring conditions in a community provides useful information for forecasting potential negative events and preparing accordingly.

Question 10

Establishing a good reporting system within public organizations and the justice system is essential in every area of the country.

Question 11

Monitoring extremist hate groups is an important obligation of:

A) society
B) law enforcement
C) community
D) churches and synagogues

Question 12

The Aryan Nation is one of the smallest Neo-Nazi Type Groups.

Question 13

Hate-bias crime data is collected to help citizens identify current and potential problems.

Question 14

Law Enforcement agencies must do the following to fight and control hate groups:

A) track their activities
B) establish responsibility for crimes
C) assists in their prosecution
D) all of the above

Question 15

What are some examples of exemplary community programs that have proven,in some situations,to decrease the number of crimes?

A) school programs
B) task force on police-Asian Relations
C) town watch
D) all of the above

Question 16

Hate-bias crime data is collected to help police:

A) all of the below
B) identify current and potential problems
C) responds to needs of diverse community
D) recruits a diverse force

Question 17

The Hate Crime Statistics Act requires the Attorney General to establish guidelines and to collect and publish data on the prevalence of crimes that manifest prejudice based on race,religion,or sexual orientation.

Question 18

The acronym STEEP stands for social,technological,educational,economic,and political.

Question 19

U.S.Congress enacted the federal Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA)in 1995.

Question 20

When hate crimes are perpetrated against one group in the community,law enforcement must immediately alert any other organizations that are potential targets.

Question 21

Describe how data collected from nationwide reporting can help police combat hate-bias crimes?

Question 22

A _________________ is defined as an involvement of statewide and regional commitments by criminal justice agencies to work with other public and private entities,including the IRS.

Question 23

The ______________ was founded in 1913 to stop the defamation of Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike.

Question 24

The neo-Nazi group ___________ believes it is subject to nature's laws only,and,therefore,national laws are not important.

Question 25

The goal of the Christian identity group is to broaden the influence of the white supremacist movement under the guise of Christianity.

Question 26

The CRS,an arm of the U.S.Department of Justice is a specialized federal conciliation service available to state and local officials to help prevent and resolve racial and ethnic conflict,violence,and civil disorder.

Question 27

Establishing a good ______system within public organizations and the justice system,is essential in every area of the country.

Question 28

The ___________ enables people to spread hate around the world instantaneously,in a cheap,easy,and anonymous manner.

Question 29

The ___________ is described as a militia-style organization and is known for domestic terrorism.

Question 30

State and explain the importance of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

Question 31

Tracking ________ incidents and crimes allows criminal justice managers to deploy their resources appropriately when fluctuation occurs.

Question 32

___________ of criminal justice agencies must monitor legislation,sensitive court trials,and political events that affect not only the jurisdictions they serve,but also the nation and world.