Tell Us About It, Episode 13: Collecting and Understanding Hate Crime Statistics with Jack McDevitt

Summary: On this episode of Tell Us About It, we speak with Jack McDevitt, who is the Director of the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University and a Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Jack talks about his career in justice and victim-focused research, particularly on his work in creating a national system for collecting hate crime statistics and promoting police response to hate crime victims. Jack also shares ways that the Institute on Race and Justice utilizes community engagement. Jack McDevitt has co-authored three books: "The Rising Tide of Bigotry and Bloodshed"; "Hate Crime Revisited: American War on Those Who Are Different" (both with Jack Levin); and "Victimology" (with Judy Sgarzy). He has spoken on hate crime, racial profiling, human trafficking, and security both nationally and internationally and has testified as an expert witness before the Judiciary Committees of both the US Senate and the US House of Representatives. For more information on this episode, including related links, please visit our website: https://victimresearch.org/podcast/tell-us-about-it-episode-13-collecting-and-understanding-hate-crime-statistics-with-jack-mcdevitt/