Hate Crimes

Understanding the perpetrators and victims of hate crimes and the reltionship of these crimes to substance abuse is a new area. We know, based on the limited information from a survey of skinheads, that heavy use of alcohol and some use of drugs often precedes incidents of hate-related violence among these groups.

This limited information suggests waves of research are needed to provide more information on the nature of the link between substance abuse and the commission of hate crimes. Most perpetrators of hate crimes are young. They may be members of hate groups or gangs. If not, they may have been influenced by the multitude of the hate material provided as "fact" on the Internet.

Existing data on perpetrators and victims are not only unreliable, but they fail to look at the potential ink to substance abuse. Existing data collected by the FBI and advocacy groups are inconsistent due to many factors, including: differing definitions of hate crimes, the willingness of advocacy groups to collect information on hate activities (not necessarily defined as hate crimes), and the unwillingness of some victims to report hate crimes to law enforcement.

This resource guide presents the data that are available on perpetrators and victims of hate crimes, as well as the potential relationship to substance abuse. We hope this can spark deeper studies into this tragic phenomenon.

Nelba Chavez, Ph.D.
Administrator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Ruth Sanchez-Way, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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The listing of materials of programs in this resource guide does not constitute or imply endorsement by the Center fro Substance Abuse Prevention, the Public Health Service, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or the Department of Health and Human Services. The materials have been reviewed for accuracy, appropriateness, and conformance with public health principals.

This Substance Abuse Resource Guide was compiled from a variety of publications and data bases and represents the most current inforamtion to date. It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic. This guide will be updated regularly, and your comments or suggestions are welcome. To suggest information or materails that might be included in future editions, please write to SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345.

Produced by SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, Denise C. Jones, editor.

For further information on alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs, call 800-729-6686, 301-468-2600, or TDD 800-487-4889. Or visit us on our World Wide Web Site at http://ncadi.samhsa.gov.

Books

Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook

This reference book discusses many aspects of hate crimes, including what societal factors instigated the trend, what makes hate crimes different from other crimes, and whether or not legal penalties should be stricter for those who commit hate crimes. The volume also features a historical survey of some of the main targets of hate crimes, a chronology of some of the crimes committed against them, and biographies of individuals combating violent extremist activities.

Author: Altschiller, D.
Year: 1999
Format: Hardback book
Length: 204 pages
Topic: Hate crimes
Target Audience: General public

Availability: Bookstores
Cost: $45

Against All Odds: Holocaust Survivors and the Successful Lives They Made in America

This book spotlights Holocaust survivors who came to the United States and became vital contributors to their communities. It examines how they lived with the memories of their ordeal and managed to adjust witout succumbing to fear and insanity. Through this book, victims of hate crimes can become empowered to move on with their lives. The book contains a generally positive message, although certain incidents in which the victim was unable to fully overcome the horror of his or her experience are discussed.

Author: Helmreich, W.B.
Year: 1995
Format: Paperback book
Length: 348 pages
Topic: History of the Holocaust, Jewish immigration to America
Target Audience: Educators, general audience

Availability: Bookstores, or contact Transaction Publishers, 390 Campus Drive, Somerset, NJ 07830; 888-999-6778; http://www.transactionpub.com
Cost: $24.95

Booklet, Brochures, Fact Sheets and Reports

A Policymaker's Guide to Hate Crimes

This monograph contains information on community and organizational responses to hate crimes. For example, the Anti-Defamation League worked with the State attorney general's office in Massachusetts to develop a Youth Diversion Project. Through this project, nonviolent offenders are diverted into alternative education and community service programs. In another example, the National Center for State and Local Law Enforcement Training provides staff support, literature, and technical assistance to communities trying to develop anti-violence projects and to local gay and lesbian groups. In addition to the organizational activities, one of the most promising initiatives undertaken in States is the formation of coalitions united against bigotry. Some of these coalitions or networks serve as clearinghouses of information about rights and provide available services and resources. The monograph describes these State initiatives in detail and provides information on organizational activities and contacts within the organizations.

Author: Ferrante, J.; Holden, G.; Kapler, R.; Lawerence, P.; and Moran, L.
Year: 1999
Format: Monograph
Length: 77 pages
Topic: Hate crimes
Target Audience: Prevention program planners, law enforcement officers, community leaders

Availability: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531; 800-688-4252; http://www.ncjrs.org
Also available online at: http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/bja/162304.txt
Cost: Free

Preventing Youth Hate Crime: A Manual for Schools and Communities

This pamphlet describes elements of effective school-based hate prevention programs and provides examples of successful programs. In addition, it suggests classroom activities and discussion topics for elementary schools and for middle and secondary schools. Recommendations include providing hate prevention training for school staff and students and developing partnerships with families, community organizations, and law enforcement. The pamphlet contains a listing of resource organizations, Web pages, and a bibliography of curricula and instructional materials.

Year: 1997
Format: Booklet
Length: 24 pages
Topic: Creating schools free of hate crimes
Target Audience: Educators, students, parents

Availability: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-6123; 202-260-3954; http://www.ed.gov
Cost: Free

Stopping Hate Crime: A Case History from the Sacramento Police Department

Between July and October 1993, Sacramento experienced four arsons and three attempted arsons. The arsonist called the media to claim responsibility as part of the Aryan Liberation Front. The Sacramento Police Department responded by creating a task force with the support of Federal agencies. The task force developed a suspect profile of the arsonist, witness statements, and recordings of his voice. The profile helped Sacramento police locate and arrest an 18-year-old white male who was later convicted of hate-motivated arson. On the basis of this experience, the Sacramento police made a series of recommendations to other communities, including training every officer to recognize a hate crime; establishing a multi-agency task force in areas where these crimes occur; obtaining full support from every elected official; and seeking assistance from every source of local, State, and Federal law enforcement. The Sacramento police also recommend obtaining, if possible, a sophisticated vehicle that permits close but covert surveillance, encouraging community participation, and using community programs to raise public awareness.

Organization: United States Department of Justice
Year: 1997
Format: Fact Sheet
Length: 6 pages
Topic: Hate crime prevention
Target Audience: Law enforcement officials, prevention program planners, community leaders

Availability: United States Department of Justice
Also available online at http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/fs000161.txt
Cost: Free

Anti-Asian Violence

This written report contains Karen Narasaki's testimony before the United States Senate. Narasaki is the Executive Director of the National Asian Pacific Legal Consortium, and this document is a written record of her testimony concerning the reauthorization of the Hate Crime Statistics Act.

Year: 1996
Format: Report
Length: 45 pages
Topic: Anti-Asian violence
Target Audience: Prevention program planners

Availability: National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036; 202-296-2300; http://www.napalc.org
Cost: $5

The Skinhead International: A Worldwide Survey of Neo-Nazi Skinheads

This survey is the first major study of its kind. Its disturbing findings include that the Skinhead movement has over 70,000 youth members in 33 countries on 6 continents. It is based on an 18-month survey and contains a country-by-country description of the Skinhead movement. It explains the "Skinhead International" movement, and how it is linked through a vast network of propaganda. It also explains that the movement does not seek political power; rather it aims to achieve its goals by destabilizing society through violence and intimidation. Through this report, the Anti-Defamation League hopes to increase public awareness of the Skinhead movement and the threat it poses to society.

Author: Suall, I.
Organization: Anti-Defamation League
Year: 1995
Format: Report
Length: 87 pages
Topic: Rise of the neo-Nazi movement
Target Audience: Prevention program planners, educators, law enforcement officials

Availability: Anti-Defamation League, 823 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017; 212-490-2525; http://www.adl.org
Cost: $7.50

Young Nazi Killers: The Rising Skinhead Danger

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has been tracking the activities of neo-Nazi Skinheads in a series of reports beginning in 1987. In the latest of their reports, Young Nazi Killers: The Rising Skinhead Danger, the ADL reiterates that neo-Nazi groups are not simply a passing fad, but rather an increasingly large and increasingly violent movement within the United States and abroad. Essentially an informational report, Young Nazi Killers discusses the organization of the Skinhead movement, provides examples of the types of violence perpetrated by the groups, and offers recommendations for short- and long-term goals to suppress their actions.

Organization: Anti-Defamation League
Year: 1993
Format: Booklet
Length: 34 pages
Topic: Hate crimes and their perpetrators
Target Audience: Educators, prevention program planners, law enforcement officials

Availability: Anti-Defamation League, 823 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017; 212-490-2525; http://www.adl.org
Cost: $5

Hate Crime Statistics

In response to the passage of the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990, the Attorney General designated the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program of the FBI as the unit responsible for developing a data collection system for its 16,000 voluntary law enforcement agency participants. With the cooperation and assistance of several local and State law enforcement agencies already experienced in investigating hate crimes and collecting related information, comprehensive guidelines for collecting hate crime data were established. The document identifies participating States and agencies, and the number of incidents by type of bias motivation in each reporting city, county, or university. The document also identifies the race of offenders and victims.

Organization: Federal Bureau of Investigations
Year: Produced yearly
Format: Report
Length: Varies
Topic: Hate crimes
Target Audience: Community leaders, prevention program planners

Availability: Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20535-0001; 202-324-3000; http://www.fbi.gov
Full reports available online at http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hatecrime.pdf
Cost: Free

Magazines and Newsletters

Intelligence Report

The Southern Poverty Law Center's quarterly Intelligence Report offers in-depth analysis of political extremism and bias crimes in the United States. The Intelligence Report profiles far right leaders, monitors domestic terrorism, and reports on the activities of extremist groups. Its annual listing of hate groups and patriot groups is the most comprehensive in the United States. Each issue contains summaries of bias incidents from throughout the country.

Year: Produced quarterly
Format: Newsletter
Length: Varies
Topic: Awareness of politically extreme groups
Target Audience: Prevention program planners, law enforcement agents, teachers, media, parents

Availability: Intelligence Report, Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104; 334-264-0286; http://www.splcenter.org
Cost: Free to qualified organizations

Teaching Tolerance

The Teaching Tolerance magazine spotlights educators, schools, and curriculum resources dedicated to promoting respect for differences in the classroom and beyond. The 64-page full-color magazine provides a national forum for sharing techniques and exploring new ideas in the areas of tolerance, diversity, and justice. Each issue of Teaching Tolerance includes in-depth features on such topics as race relations, homophobia, religious diversity, and anti-Semitism. It also provides information on and offers classroom activity ideas, along with classroom activities and resource recommendations. The articles in the magazine address equity concerns at all grade levels, pre-school through secondary. Many post-secondary teachers and teacher preparation programs also find the material to be of interest.

Year: Published semi-annually
Format: Magazine
Length: 64 pages
Topic: Teaching tolerance
Target Audience: Educators (all levels), community leaders, healthcare providers

Availability: Intelligence Report, Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104; 334-264-0286; http://www.splcenter.org
Cost: Free to qualified organizations

Classroom Materials and Kits

Team Harmony Organizing Kit

Team Harmony is a school-based initiative responsible for anti-bias rallies in Boston, Washington, and other cities. Started by Boston-area professional sports teams in 1994, Team Harmony combats bigotry among middle and high school students. Its rallies are unique multimedia events, which combine entertainment, education, and interactive dialogue. Since its first event in 1994, Team Harmony has involved more than 35,000 middle and high school students, empowering them to initiate change in attitudes toward bigotry and violence. This kit provides teachers with the materials they need to create a Team Harmony within their own school.

Year: 1999
Format: Kit
Length: Handbook, resource guide, video, other materials
Topic: Celebrating diversity
Target Audience: Educators (middle and high school level), students, parents

Availability: Team Harmony Foundation, Inc., c/o The Rendon Group, Inc., 33 Union Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108; 800-63-UNITY;
Cost: Free

Healing the Hate: A National Bias Crime Prevention Curriculum for Middle Schools

This curriculum, developed with the assistance of an expert advisory board, provides lesson plans, reading materials, handouts, activities, role-playing exercises, and guidelines for classroom discussion. The purchase of specific tapes to accompany the materials is recommended. This is a comprehensive and self-explanatory curriculum that can easily be used without extensive training of teachers.

Author: Brilliant, K.J.; and McLaughlin, K.A
Year: 1997
Format: Curriculum
Length: 218-page guide, tapes, other materials
Topic: Hate crime prevention
Target Audience: Educators, community leaders

Availability: Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, P.O. Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20849, 800-638-8736; http://www.ncjrs.org/ojjdp
Cost: Free

Hands Across the Campus

Hands Across the Campus is a curriculum designed to reduce prejudice. It is now in use in at least 12 cities at the high school level and in some middle schools as well. The 800-page curriculum with lesson plans, readings, and activities has been supported in communities where it has been used. The national office of the American Jewish Committee provides training and materials, while school districts provide per diem allowances and in-service credits for participating faculty. Local foundations or businesses often pay other direct expenses. Hands Across the Campus has two other components: a leadership training program for selected students (including "nontraditional" leaders who are not generally included in leadership training), and techniques for improving intergroup relations through a community/school partnership.

Organization: American Jewish Committee
Year: Updated yearly
Format: Curriculum
Length: 800-page guide, handouts, other materials
Topic: Combating prejudice
Target Audience: Educators (high school level)

Availability: The American Jewish Committee, 1156 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005; 202-785-4200; http://www.ajc.org/wwa/handsweb.asp
Cost: Contact American Jewish Committee

Videos, Posters, and Other Items

Beyond Hate

Bill Moyers examines the historical, philosophical, and psychological roots of hatred through interviews with Elie Wiesel, Vaclav Havel, and Jimmy Carter. He also visits gang members in South Central Los Angeles, members of "White Aryan Resistance," American civil rights activists, Holocaust survivors, hate crime victims, and young people trying to cope with violence in their lives.

Organization: Public Broadcasting System
Year: 1998
Format: Video
Length: 90 minutes
Topic: History of hate crimes
Target Audience: Educators, community leaders

Availability: Facing History and Ourselves, http://www.facing. org
Cost: Rental is free to teachers who have participated in the Facing History and Ourselves program

Crimes of Hate

In an era when bias crimes are increasing in frequency and intensity, this documentary video examines the twisted thinking and motivations of perpetrators, the anguish of their victims, and the way law enforcement deals with these crimes. The video consists of an overview of hate crimes and three segments: "The Crime of Racism," "The Crime of Anti-Semitism," and "The Crime of Gaybashing."

Organization: Anti-Defamation League
Year: 1998
Format: Video
Length: 27 minutes
Topic: Hate crimes
Target Audience: Educators, students, community leaders, prevention program planners

Availability: Facing History and Ourselves, http://www.facing.org
Cost: Rental is free to teachers who have participated in the Facing History and Ourselves program

Studies and Articles

1999 Hate Crimes Laws
Rosenberg, D.; and Lieberman, M.
Anti-Defamation League. 1998.

The Anti-Defamation League developed model hate crimes legislation that uses a penalty-enhancement approach. A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of such a statute in Wisconsin in June 1993. Since that time, 40 States and the District of Columbia have enacted similar laws, making perpetrators subject to more severe penalties if their crimes are bias-motivated. In 1996, the Anti-Defamation League added gender to its model legislation. Now 19 of the 41 statutes cover those who are victimized because of their gender. This publication also examines Federal hate crime laws. Section 280003 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 directed the U.S. Sentencing Commission to provide a sentencing enhancement of at least three offense levels for offenses that are determined, at trial, to be hate crimes beyond a reasonable doubt. The legislation defines a hate crime as an act committed on the basis of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation of any person. The Church Arsons Prevention Act broadened Federal criminal jurisdiction to facilitate criminal prosecutions for attacks against places of worship, increased penalties for the crimes, and provided a loan guarantee recovery fund so that burned places of worship could be rebuilt.

Hate Crimes Today: An Age-Old Foe in Modern Dress
American Psychological Association. Position Paper. 1998.
Available online at: http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/hate

The American Psychological Society believes that through psychological study, a perspective of the general nature of crimes committed because of real or perceived differences in race, religion, ethnicity or national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or gender can be obtained. In this paper, produced in coop-eration with the Office of Public Policy and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, the American Psychological Society creates general profiles of hate crime offenders, statistics on the incidence of hate crime, and a brief overview of the many different reasons people commit hate crimes.

Hate Motivated Crime and Violence: Information for Schools, Communities, and Families
National Education Association.
Availabile online at: http://www.nea.org/issues/safescho/hatecrim.aspx , 1997.

The National Education Association recommends three basic steps to reduce hate crime: organizational development, action and crisis planning, and data collection. Organizational development involves developing a School Safety Committee that includes representatives of all education employees and student groups who work with community representatives. This committee should develop and gather data on hate-motivated incidents and draft a report with recommendations for policy and action, based on what the data reveal. Recommendations should include prevention strategies, as well as intervention and suppressive strategies if needed. Examples of preventive strategies are codes that prohibit hate-related symbols and language. Preventive strategies require that diversity and multiculturalism be integrated into the curriculum. The third step, data collection, requires continued monitoring and assessment of data in the school and community. The report lists nine areas on which this effort should focus. An appendix includes an example form for conducting a hate crimes school survey.

Hate Crime Victimization Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults
Colgan, J.; Gillis, J.; Glunt, E.; and Herek, G.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence: 12(2): 195-215, 1997.

This article discusses part of an ongoing investigation of the prevalence, nature, and psychological consequences of crimes committed as a result of sexual orientation. Because there were no significant statistical differences, the authors combined data on crimes committed because of bias and crimes not related to sexual orientation. Questionnaire data about victimization experiences were collected from 147 lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals who were open about their sexual orientation. Forty-five of the respondents participated in a follow-up interview. Only the respondents to the follow-up interview indicated the basis on which they determined that a crime was committed as a result of hate. Forty-one percent of those completing the initial questionnaire reported experiencing a bias-related criminal victimization since age 16. Another 9.5 percent reported an attempted bias crime against them. Most perpetrators of hate crimes were white. The remaining perpetrators were primarily Hispanic or African American. Compared with other respondents, bias crime survivors manifested higher levels of depression, anxiety, anger, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress.

Faces of Hate Crimes
Leadership Conference Education Fund
Availabile online at: http://www.civilrights.org/lcef/, 1997.

This paper, discusses hate crimes against specific groups and church arsons. It includes statistics on hate crimes against African-Americans, gays and lesbians, Arab-Americans, women, and several other groups.

The Criminalization of Hate: A Comparison of Structural and Political Influences on the Passage of "Bias-Crime" Legislation in the United States
Grattet, R.; and Jenness, V.
Sociological Perspectives: 39(1): 129-154, 1996.

This article describes the content and distribution of hate crime laws, also known as bias crime laws. A complete inventory of hate crime statutes in the United States and social indicator data are used to investigate the social forces shaping the adoption of a particular type of hate crime legislation, the bias-motivated violence, and intimidation statutes. The authors use logistic regression analyses to determine how structural and political variables compare and interact in terms of their impact on the criminalization process. On the basis of the findings, the authors conclude that contemporary theoretical arguments about structural and political determinants of criminalization are insufficient to explain the recent criminalization of hate.

The Social Construction of a Hate Crime Epidemic
Jacobs, J.; and Henry, J.
The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology 86: 366-391, 1996.

The writers dispute the claim that the United States is undergoing a hate crime epidemic, and try to isolate the prevalence of hate crimes. They explore the hate crime epidemic hypothesis and identify its proponents, including advocacy groups, the media, academics, and politicians. They also investigate the hate crime data collection attempts of the Anti-Defamation League, the Klanwatch Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center Project, and the FBI. The authors discuss the political and subjective nature of counting hate crimes and provide some contrasting observations on the status of hate crimes.

Social Movement Growth, Domain Expansion, and Framing Processes: The Gay/Lesbian Movement and Violence Against Gays and Lesbians as a Social Problem
Jenness, V.
Social Problems 42(1): 145-179, 1995.

The author contacted 70 organizations representing gay men, lesbians, or both that organized responses to anti-gay and lesbian violence in their communities, and focused the article on 32 gay/lesbian-sponsored anti-violence projects in the United States. The organizations identified themselves as organizations of and/or for gays and lesbians; none self-identified as an organization focused on the needs of gays or lesbians of color or other minority groups. Some addressed dual risks for victimization through coalition-building, however. Seven of the 20 anti-violence projects consider documentation of incidents as their primary form of political action; some projects document hate crimes as established by Federal and State legislation; still others document hate activities as well as activities committed out of bias that do not officially constitute a crime. These activities have brought attention to the need to determine the scope and consequences of anti-gay and lesbian violence in the United States. Some organizations also provide assistance to victims, and all those collecting reports and most providing assistance to victims also conduct community education activities.

Organizations That Monitor Hate Crimes and/or Hate Activities

Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee
4201 Connecticut Avenue NW., Suite 300
Washington, DC 20008
Phone : 202-244-2990
Internet Site: http://www.adc.org
The Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent and promoting their cultural heritage. ADC, which is non-sectarian and non-partisan, is the largest grassroots organization in the United States. It was founded in 1980 by former Senator James Abourezk and has chapters nationwide. Through its Department of Legal Services, ADC offers counseling in cases of discrimination and defamation and selected impact litigation in the areas of immigration.

American Jewish Committee
165 East 56 Street
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 751-4000 Fax: (212) 838-2120
Internet site: http://www.ajc.org/
The American Jewish Committee was created to protect the rights of Jews worldwide and to combat bigotry and anti-Semitism. It also monitors hate activities.

Anti-Defamation League
823 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 490-2525
Fax: (212) 867-0779
Internet site: http://www.adl.org/
The Anti-Defamation League has become a leading resource in crafting responses to hate violence, including numerous publications and training materials. It collects, processes, and disseminates information on organized bigotry, racists, anti-Semites, and extremists.

Center for Democratic Renewal
P. O. Box 50469
Atlanta, GA 30302
Phone: (404) 221-0025
Fax: (404) 221-0045
E-mail: cdr@igc.apc.org
The Center for Democratic Renewal is a national clearinghouse on white supremacists. It also provides training on how to respond when white supremacists start organizing activities within a community. The Center serves as a coordinating organization for pastors of burned churches to help them recover and rebuild their churches.

Coalition for Human Dignity Information Center
P. O. Box 36
Bellingham, WA 98227
Phone: (360) 756-0914
Fax: (360) 738-3034
Internet site: http://www.halcyon.com/chd
The Coalition for Human Dignity Information Center publishes a quarterly report based on news reviews, investigative reporting, and critical analysis of the activities of the religious and racist right. It especially focuses on the Pacific Northwest.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Uniform Crime Reporting Program Communications Unit
Central Justice Information Services Division
FBI Module D3
1000 Custer Hollow Road
Clarksburg, WV 26306-0154
Phone: (304) 625-4995
Fax: (304) 625-5394
Internet site: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.aspx
The Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting Section developed a data collection system for its 16,000 voluntary law enforcement agency participants. It publishes annual reports on bias-motivated criminal behavior.

Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission
320 West Temple, Room 1184
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 974-7611
Fax: (213) 687-4251
Internet site: http://la-sheriff.org/public-info/hate-crime/hate-crime.aspx
The Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission helps survey hate crimes in Los Angeles County schools and combines hate crime statistics in a yearly report to the Board of Supervisors. It also responds to hate crimes and disseminates information to appropriate law enforcement agencies, governmental organizations, and others.

National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 296-2300
Fax: (202) 296-2318
E-mail: HN5598@HANDSNET.ORG
The mission of the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium is to advance and protect the legal and civil rights of the 9.7 million Asian Pacific Americans. It conducts a comprehensive, nationwide, nongovernmental analysis of anti-Asian violence in the United States in cooperation with the Asian Law Caucus and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California. Numerous groups assist the consortium in collecting information on hate violence incidents.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone : 410-521-4939
Internet Site: http://www.naacp.org
The NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States. The principle objective of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic quality of minority group citizens in the United States.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
1700 Kalorama Road, NW.
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 332-6483
Fax: (202) 332-0207
Internet site: http://www.ngltf.org/
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is a civil rights organization working to achieve full equality for all lesbians and gay men. It reports annually on anti-gay/lesbian violence, victimization, and defamation.

People for the American Way
2000 M Street, NW., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 467-4999
Fax: (202) 293-2672
Internet site: http://www.pfaw.org
People for the American Way defends constitutional liberties. It publishes information on hate crimes and incidents on college campuses.

Police Executive Research Forum
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW.
Suite 930
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 466-7820
Fax: (202) 466-7826
Internet site: http://www.policeforum.org
The Police Executive Research Forum is a leading law enforcement advocate of hate crime data collection and helps to promote the reporting of data.

Southern Poverty Law Center
400 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 264-0286
Fax: (334) 264-8891
Internet Site: http://www.splcenter.org
The Southern Poverty Law Center monitors hate crimes and hate groups throughout the United States. It publishes a bimonthly review of hate crimes and activities of hate groups and also provides training.

Additional Internet Sites

American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004-2400
http://www.aclu.org

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II
Rockville, MD 20857
301-443-0365
http://www.samhsa.gov/csap

Court TV
http://www.courttv.com/choices/curriculum/hatecrime/

Decision Support System for the Prevention of Substance Abuse
http://www.preventiondss.org

Facing History and Ourselves National
Foundation, Inc.
http://www.facing.org/

HateWatch
PMB 141
955 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-876-3796
http://www.hatewatch.org

Justice Information Center
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
800-851-3420
http://www.ncjrs.org/

Leadership Conference Education Fund
1629 K Street, NW., Suite 1010
Washington, D.C. 20006
202-466-3434
http://www.civilrights.org/lcef/

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol
and Drug Information
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847
800-729-6686
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
400 Maryland Avenue, SW.
Washington, DC 20202
800-USALEARN
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Room 12-105 Parklawn building
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
301-443-4795
http://www.samhsa.gov

U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C Street, SW.
Washington, DC 20202
202-205-5413
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR

U.S. Department of Justice: "Justice for Kids and Youth"
http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage