TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effects of Hate Groups on Hate Crimes
AU - Yahagi, Ken
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - This paper presents a simple theoretical model to analyze the relationship between hate groups and hate crimes. This paper focuses on two important roles of hate groups; as providers of membership benefits for group members and as a coordination device for leadership. This paper shows that this interaction implies the possibility of multiple equilibria of the crime rate. This result explains why hate crimes and extreme criminal activities vary across communities and over time, and why a social shock such as 9/11 resulted in a rapid increase of hate crimes. Moreover, if hate groups work as coordination devices, the existence of hate groups may increase hate crimes. This result supports recent empirical results analyzing relationships between hate groups and hate crimes.
AB - This paper presents a simple theoretical model to analyze the relationship between hate groups and hate crimes. This paper focuses on two important roles of hate groups; as providers of membership benefits for group members and as a coordination device for leadership. This paper shows that this interaction implies the possibility of multiple equilibria of the crime rate. This result explains why hate crimes and extreme criminal activities vary across communities and over time, and why a social shock such as 9/11 resulted in a rapid increase of hate crimes. Moreover, if hate groups work as coordination devices, the existence of hate groups may increase hate crimes. This result supports recent empirical results analyzing relationships between hate groups and hate crimes.
KW - hate crime
KW - hate group
KW - law enforcement
KW - organized crime
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U2 - 10.1515/rle-2017-0035
DO - 10.1515/rle-2017-0035
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069642533
JO - Review of Law and Economics
JF - Review of Law and Economics
SN - 1555-5879
ER -