Policing Hate: The Problematic Expansion of Louisiana’s Hate Crime Statute to Include Police Officers

Authors

Savannah Walker

Keywords

Hate crimes -- Law & legislation, Legislative amendments

Abstract

The article focuses on purpose of hate crime laws of Louisiana through historical context and analyzes the inconsistencies in the Blue Lives Matter amendment, and predicts the consequences the amendment will have on hate crime.

Repository Citation

Savannah Walker, Policing Hate: The Problematic Expansion of Louisiana’s Hate Crime Statute to Include Police Officers, 78 La. L. Rev. (2018)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/lalrev/vol78/iss4/16