Policing Hatred: Law Enforcement, Civil Rights, and Hate CrimePolicing Hatred explores the intersection of race and law enforcement in the controversial area of hate crime. The nation's attention has recently been focused on high profile hate crimes such as the dragging death of James Byrd and the torture murder of Matthew Shepard. This book calls attention to the thousands of other individuals who each year are attacked because of their race, religion, or sexual orientation. The study of hate crimes challenges