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Victims Without a Voice: The Statistics of Homeless Hate Crimes

Friday, November 8, 2013: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Napoleon B3-C3 (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Sarah Bucknam , Eastern Kentucky University
Jenna Sehmann , Eastern Kentucky University
Hundreds of hate crimes against the homeless go undocumented every year. It is important for young people to raise awareness about growing violence against the homeless, as well as advocate to include the homeless as a protected class under federal hate crime statutes.