Abstract

This chapter discusses knowledge about offenders through the use of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBIs) National Incident-Based Report System (NIBRS), a relatively underutilised data source. It reconsiders what is known about offender motivation in light of new data and events. The chapter reviews an under-utilised data source to offer some additional insight into the characteristics of hate crime offenders. It reconsiders the original hate crime typology put forward in 1993 and 2002 and suggests ways that the original hate crime offender typology may be evolving to fit changing historical and cultural events. Identifying and reacting to hate-motivated violence remains the most crucial act in combating further acts of hate committed in a community. The chapter seeks to add one's understanding of those who perpetrate hate crimes in an attempt to improve our efforts to detect and deter these acts of violence and bigotry.

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