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Article: Skinheads in America: no one can predict when the next hate crime will occur, but being informed can help law enforcement extinguish the terror in victims and communities throughout the nation.(Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act )
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- Law Enforcement Technology
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- October 1, 2007
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Skinheads and other hate crime groups terrorize the innocent while instilling fear into communities across the nation. According to the Southern Law Poverty Center's (SPLC's) Intelligence Project, a non-profit organization that tracks the American radical right, "The racist skinheads' trademark style--shaved head, combat boots, bomber jacket, neo-Nazi and white power tattoos--has become a fixture in American culture."
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It's evident that skinheads and hate groups are becoming more prevalent each year. According to the FBI 2005 Hate Crime Statistics, 54.7 percent of the 7,160 single-bias incidents were triggered by a religious bias ...