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Problem
Read about the hate crime for the state of Connecticut & Massachusetts and answer the following questions below:
A. Identify and define the top 5 types of hate crimes in each state.
B. Look at the statistics starting no later than 2015 to the present on the number of reported hate crimes from each year and what type of hate crimes were reported.
C. Who are its victims? Identify the victims based on race, class, gender, religion, and sexual orientation. Please provide a breakdown, by including statistics.
D. Who are its perpetrators: Who commits these crimes and why? Provide a break-down, by including statistics.
E. Briefly summarize the hate crime laws of each state. If applicable.
F. List and briefly summarize at least one federal hate crime law.
G. Using at least two of the four sociological perspectives, explain why we in this country overall have seen an increase in hate crimes.