The Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research
Northeastern University
Jack McDevitt, Director
Jennifer M. Balboni, Senior Research Associate
Susan Bennett, Senior Research Associate
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Justice Research and Statistics Association
Washington D.C.
Joan C. Weiss
Stan Orchowsky
Lisa Walbolt
This report describes the project "Improving the Quality and Accuracy of Bias Crime Statistics Nationally," funded by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, including a review of the national hate crime trends, a summary of results from a national law enforcement survey regarding officer attitudes about hate crime, and several other sources of data. The compilation of these data sources gives key insight into how to both improve hate crime reporting and how to better interpret the data we currently have.
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Executive summary (57K)
Full report (373K)