Resources & Tools to Counter Hate

Laws and Legislation Relevant to Hate and Bias-Motivated Crime

District Laws:

• Bias-Related Crime

State Laws:

• DOJ's State Hate Crime Laws
• ADL State Hate Crime Data Map and Laws
• Brenan Center for Justice: State Hate Crimes Statutes

Federal Laws and Pending Legislation:

• The NO HATE Act of 2021
• The Matthew-Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
• Criminal Interference with Right to Fair Housing
• Damage to Religious Property, Church Arson Prevention Act
• Violent Interference with Federally Protected Rights
• Conspiracy Against Rights
• COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
• The Hate Crimes Commission Act
• The No Lynching Act
• VOCA Fix
• Hate Crime Victim Assistance Act
• 116th Congress H.R. 8455 Federal “Reconciliation in Place Names Act” (2019-2020)
• US Department of Justice’s Review of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (Sept. 23, 2020)

Resources, Reports, and Toolkits on Hate, Hate Crimes, and Extremism

District Resources:

• Office of the Attorney General: The People v. Hate: Standing Up for Humanity
• District Government Resources

Federal Resources:

• U.S. Department of Justice: Hate Crimes Overview
• State Specific Hate Crime Information
• DOJ Hate Crimes Training: Law Enforcement Training, Technical Assistance, and Support
  • Request a DOJ-Led Hate Crimes Training
  • Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
  • Training for Building Relationships with Transgender Communities
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • FBI Press Release on 2020 Hate Crimes Data
  • FBI Crime Data Explorer Database
  • FBI Hate Crime Tip Line
• Office of Justice Programs: Training Resources - Technical Assistance and Best Practices
  • Grants
  • Lessons from a Hate Crime Detective
  • Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center
  • A Prosecutor's Stand - Guide for Law Enforcement
  • Victim Impact Listen and Learn Curriculum
  • Case Studies: Oak Creek/Bowling Green
• Bureau of Justice Course Catalog

Non-Governmental Resources:

• International Association of Chiefs of Police: Investigation of Hate Crimes March 2021
• Anti-Defamation League:
  • Countering Hate, Extremism, and Terrorism: A Toolkit for Attorneys General in States and Territories, 2021
  • PROTECT Plan to Fight Domestic Terrorism
  • Murder and Extremism in the United States in 2020
  • Hate Crime Laws: The ADL Approach
  • Online Hate and Harassment, The American Experience 2020
• Georgetown University Law Center, Project on State and Local Government Policy and Law: 
  • Fact Sheets on Unlawful Militias for all 50 States
  • “Hate Crimes and Online Extremist Recruitment: Lessons from States and Cities at the Frontline” (Feb. 27, 2020)
• Southern Poverty Law Center: The Year of Hate and Extremism