For the NCVS to Classify an Offense as a Hate

question 34

Multiple Choice

For the NCVS to classify an offense as a hate crime, the victim must report at least one of three types of evidence that the act was motivated by hate. Which is not one of these types of evidence?

• A) The offender used hate language.
• B) The offender left behind hate symbols.
• C) Police investigators confirmed that the incident was hate crime.
• D) The victim felt hated by the offender.

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Definitions:

Correlational Study

A research method that examines the extent to which two variables are related, without inferring a cause-and-effect relationship between them.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to place participants into different groups in a way that each participant has an equal chance of being in any group, minimizing biases.

Participants

Individuals who take part in a study or experiment and whose behavior or responses are observed or measured.

Experiment

A study in which people are randomly assigned to a condition.