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Consequences for Victims

A Comparison of Bias- and Non-Bias-Motivated Assaults

JACK McDEVITT

Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research, Northeastern University

JENNIFER BALBONI

Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research, Northeastern University

LUIS GARCIA

Suffolk University

JOANN GU

Boston Police Department

There has been a great deal of scholarly and practical discussion regarding treating bias crimes as separate and distinct incidents. Critics assert that bias crimes are not inherently different from comparable nonbias offenses and that the consequences for victims are similar. This study presents findings from an analysis of survey data obtained from bias and nonbias assault victims from the city of Boston. Although there are several limitations to the authors' data, findings from the respondents replicate prior empirical research and indicate that bias crime victims experience more severe psychological sequelae, for a longer period of time, than victims of similar nonbias offenses. Specifically, the level of intrusive thoughts, feelings of safety, nervousness, and depression were all significantly higher for bias crime victims.

American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 45, No. 4, 697-713 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/0002764201045004010
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