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Title: Extreme Hatred: Revisiting the Hate Crime and Terrorism Relationship to Determine Whether They Are “Close Cousins” or “Distant Relatives”

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2017

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ISSN: 0011-1287

DOI: 10.1177/0011128715620626

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Abstract: Existing literature demonstrates disagreement over the relationship between hate crime and terrorism with some calling them “close cousins,” whereas others declare them “distant relatives.” We extend previous research by capturing a middle ground between hate crime and terrorism: extremist hate crime. We conduct negative binomial regressions to examine hate crime by non-extremists, fatal hate crime by far-rightists, and terrorism in U.S. counties (1992-2012). Results show that counties experiencing increases in general hate crime, far-right hate crime, and non-right-wing terrorism see associated increases in far-right hate crime, far-right terrorism, and far-right hate crime, respectively. We conclude that hate crime and terrorism may be more akin to close cousins than distant relatives.

Url: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0011128715620626

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Authors: Mills, Colleen E.; Freilich, Joshua D.; Chermak, Steven M.

Periodical (Full): Crime & Delinquency

Issue: 10

Volume: 63

Pages: 1191-1223

Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Crime and Deviance

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