Describe bias and hate crimes and what motivates the offenders

What will be an ideal response?


A bias crime or a hate crime is a traditional criminal act, such as murder, arson, or vandalism with the added element of bias—that is, it is committed because of someone's actual or perceived membership in a particular group. For the purposes of data collection, Congress has defined a hate crime as a "criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender's bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.". Bias or hate crimes are motivated by bigotry and hatred against a specific group of people. Race is usually the primary motivation for hate crimes, and African Americans are most often the victims.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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