仇恨犯罪
Legal Definition
A person commits hate crime when, by reason of the actual or perceived race, color, 信条, 宗教, 祖先, 性别, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or national origin of another individual or group of individuals, regardless of the existence of any other motivating factor or factors, 他/她
- Commits assault; OR
- Battery; OR
- Aggravated assault; OR
- Misdemeanor theft; OR
- Criminal trespass to residence; OR
- Misdemeanor criminal damage to property; OR
- Criminal trespass to a vehicle; OR
- Criminal trespass to real property; OR
- Mob action; OR
- Disorderly conduct as these crimes are defined.
This means that if someone commits one of the above crimes against a person because they believe the victim is of a certain race, color, 信条, 宗教, 祖先, 性别, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or national origin. It is important here to recognize that the person does not necessarily actually have to be what the offender thought they were. If the offender perceives the victim to be something, 和, based off of that, commits one of the above crimes, it can still be a hate crime.
十大彩票网赌安全's Response to 仇恨犯罪
洛约拉 does not tolerate hate in any form or any manner on its campuses, nor by or against any of its students.
If you feel that you have been the victim of a Hate Crime it is best to report it to 十大彩票网赌安全. As is the case with all crimes reported to 十大彩票网赌安全, confidentiality is very important.
十大彩票网赌安全 takes all reports of 仇恨犯罪 seriously 和 aggressively investigates them. If the offender is a 洛约拉 student, they will be referred to the office of Student Development for judicial sanctions within the University.
If you choose to sign complaints, 十大彩票网赌安全 will assist you in contacting the 芝加哥 Police Department.
