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Hate Crimes against Asian Americans.
Yan Zhang1, Lening Zhang2, Francis Benton3
1Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX USA.
American Journal of Criminal Justice : AJCJ
|January 13, 2021
Summary
Hate crimes against Asian Americans share similarities with those against African Americans and Hispanics, supporting a general minority model. However, offender race and incident details differ, supporting a specific minority model.
Area of Science:
- Criminology
- Sociology
- Public Health
Background:
- Hate crimes are a significant societal issue with varying impacts on different minority groups.
- Understanding the nuances of hate crimes against specific ethnic and racial groups is crucial for effective intervention and policy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze and compare the characteristics of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans with those targeting African Americans and Hispanics.
- To evaluate the applicability of minority-general and minority-specific models in explaining hate crime patterns.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) spanning from 1992 to 2014.
- Employed comparative statistical analyses to examine victim, offender, and incident-related variables.
Main Results:
- Similarities were found in victim-related and most offender-related variables between hate crimes against Asian Americans and other minority groups, supporting the minority-general model.
- Significant differences emerged in offender race and incident-specific variables, providing support for the minority-specific model.
Conclusions:
- Hate crime patterns exhibit both commonalities across minority groups and unique characteristics specific to certain racial or ethnic populations.
- Findings suggest a hybrid model, incorporating both general and specific factors, may best explain hate crimes against diverse minority communities.
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