Social Causes for Hate Crimes....?

Question

I have to write a paper on hate-based crimes in Canada and I'm a little stuck and would very much appreciate some help.

I need to write a section on the social causes for these hate crimes but I'm not quite sure what I should state, and I'm not exactly sure what the answers would be. So, what would cause people to commit these crimes?

If you know the answers or have any sugestions it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Answer 1

Sometimes hate crimes are rigged when a person has no understanding of a race or religion, or something else, grows to be scared of that something. Later on, scare turns into hatred.

Sometimes they are rigged when a person  is often bullied and cannot stand it anymore, and their hatred has gotten to the extreme rate. And they fell like the whole world's against them....

Answer 2

A major social cause would be the attitudes of the person who would do such a thing.  Many times, it can be the way a person was socialized from childhood.  If a child hears a parent or other trusted adult constantly talk negatively about a group of people, that child sometimes adopts that way of thinking.  Influence from peers can also be at the root of the problem.  Being accepted by your "group" often means adopting attitudes you wouldn't normally have, so you can fit in.   Good luck with your paper...

Answer 3

I think that the underlying cause is ignorance. Those who do not know, fear; fear and ignorance breed hate.

Answer 4

Hate crimes (also known as bias motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership in a certain social group, usually defined by race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, or political affiliation. Hate crimes differ from conventional crime because they are not directed simply at an individual, but are meant to cause fear and intimidation in an entire group or class of people.