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Define hate crimes, generally

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• Define hate crimes, generally. (1 paragraph)
• For each of the four hate crimes below, describe the specific factors in each case that made it a hate crime. (1–2 paragraphs each)
• Matthew Shepard
• Charleston church shooting
• Private Barry Winchell
• Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, Deah Shaddy Barakat, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha 
• Choose one of the four cases, and imagine it occurred in your community. Describe the impact this hate crime might have had on your community. In your response, consider other members of the protected class as well as the community as a whole. Then explain how the community should respond (e.g., with gatherings, town halls, educational programming, volunteer work) and why. (3–4 paragraphs)
• Still imagining the crime occurred in your community, how should the criminal justice organizations in your community address its impact? For instance, you may consider community partnerships, additional training for officers, or additional resources for these types of crimes (e.g., a task force). (2–4 paragraphs)
• Identify three specific action items that could be planned or done to prevent further hate crimes.