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The Orlando shooting: exploring the link between hate crimes and terrorism

  • Written by Joshua D. Freilich, Professor of Criminal Justice, City University of New York

Some are calling the mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub an act of terrorism. Others are calling it a hate crime against the LGBT community. President Obama declared it an “act of terror and an act of hate.”

Can it be both?

It’s an important question. How extremist crimes are labeled by officials directly affects how...

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