NC BLET STATE EXAM GUIDE ACTUAL
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What race is targeted the most during hate crimes? - ANSWER: African
Americans
What do more than half the victims known to law enforcement believe the offense
was motivated by? - ANSWER: Race
What hate crimes are more likely to involve crimes committed against a person? -
ANSWER: Anti-race
What do hate crime offenders believe? - ANSWER: the targeted race threatens
their way of life
What is national origin/ethnicity? - ANSWER: A person's real or perceived ethnic
background related to birthplace, ancestry, culture, or language
What is the second most common motivation for a hate crime? - ANSWER:
National origin/ ethnicity
,What is ancestry? - ANSWER: Ancestry is a subcategory of ethnicity
What is ancestry bias? - ANSWER: preformed negative opinion or attitude toward
a group of people based on their common lineage or descent
What is gender? - ANSWER: the social norms and expectations of men and
women in terms of their roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes. Gender interacts
with, but is distinct from biologically assigned sex
What are factors to consider when determining if a hate crime was motivated by
gender? - ANSWER: Suspect and victim are of a different gender
Suspect makes abusive or derogatory references based on gender
Suspect statements that indicate hatred for gender as a class
A pattern of similar types of verbal, physical, and sexual abuse, and control and
domination of victims of the same gender
What is sexual orientation? - ANSWER: classification of a persons physical,
romantic, sexual, or emotional attraction to others
,What do offenders who target victims for sexual orientation do? - ANSWER:
commit habitual hate crime victimizations
What is a hate crime? - ANSWER: an offense where the defendant intentionally
selects a victim or property because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion,
national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation
of person
When does a hate crime occur? - ANSWER: The offender intentionally selects
said person or property based on characteristics or if they place a potential victim
in reasonable fear of injury
What added element do hate crimes have? - ANSWER: biases
What type of crime are hate crimes considered? - ANSWER: Message crimes
True or False. In NC, hate crimes can be criminalized. - ANSWER: False. Statutes
allow for enhanced punishment only.
What is a hate incident? - ANSWER: Actions by an individual that, while
motivated by improper bias, do not rise to the level of a criminal offense.
, Should hate incidents be documented? - ANSWER: Yes. They are often
precursors to hate crimes.
What is bias? - ANSWER: A preformed opinion or attitude toward a group of
persons based on race, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation,
ethnicity, gender, or gender identity/expression
What is explicit bias? - ANSWER: refers to the attitudes, stereotypes, and beliefs
we have about a person or group on a conscious level
What is implicit bias? - ANSWER: refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect
our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner
Where are the protected classes defined under? - ANSWER: Civil Rights Act of
1964 Title 7
What type of protected classes does NC law enhance? - ANSWER: Only race,
color, religion, nationality, country/ origin
What is race/color? - ANSWER: A group of persons who possess common
physical characteristics (skin color, eyes, hair, facial features, etc) which are
genetically transmitted by descent and heredity and that distinguish them as
distinct division of humankind
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What race is targeted the most during hate crimes? - ANSWER: African
Americans
What do more than half the victims known to law enforcement believe the offense
was motivated by? - ANSWER: Race
What hate crimes are more likely to involve crimes committed against a person? -
ANSWER: Anti-race
What do hate crime offenders believe? - ANSWER: the targeted race threatens
their way of life
What is national origin/ethnicity? - ANSWER: A person's real or perceived ethnic
background related to birthplace, ancestry, culture, or language
What is the second most common motivation for a hate crime? - ANSWER:
National origin/ ethnicity
,What is ancestry? - ANSWER: Ancestry is a subcategory of ethnicity
What is ancestry bias? - ANSWER: preformed negative opinion or attitude toward
a group of people based on their common lineage or descent
What is gender? - ANSWER: the social norms and expectations of men and
women in terms of their roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes. Gender interacts
with, but is distinct from biologically assigned sex
What are factors to consider when determining if a hate crime was motivated by
gender? - ANSWER: Suspect and victim are of a different gender
Suspect makes abusive or derogatory references based on gender
Suspect statements that indicate hatred for gender as a class
A pattern of similar types of verbal, physical, and sexual abuse, and control and
domination of victims of the same gender
What is sexual orientation? - ANSWER: classification of a persons physical,
romantic, sexual, or emotional attraction to others
,What do offenders who target victims for sexual orientation do? - ANSWER:
commit habitual hate crime victimizations
What is a hate crime? - ANSWER: an offense where the defendant intentionally
selects a victim or property because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion,
national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation
of person
When does a hate crime occur? - ANSWER: The offender intentionally selects
said person or property based on characteristics or if they place a potential victim
in reasonable fear of injury
What added element do hate crimes have? - ANSWER: biases
What type of crime are hate crimes considered? - ANSWER: Message crimes
True or False. In NC, hate crimes can be criminalized. - ANSWER: False. Statutes
allow for enhanced punishment only.
What is a hate incident? - ANSWER: Actions by an individual that, while
motivated by improper bias, do not rise to the level of a criminal offense.
, Should hate incidents be documented? - ANSWER: Yes. They are often
precursors to hate crimes.
What is bias? - ANSWER: A preformed opinion or attitude toward a group of
persons based on race, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation,
ethnicity, gender, or gender identity/expression
What is explicit bias? - ANSWER: refers to the attitudes, stereotypes, and beliefs
we have about a person or group on a conscious level
What is implicit bias? - ANSWER: refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect
our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner
Where are the protected classes defined under? - ANSWER: Civil Rights Act of
1964 Title 7
What type of protected classes does NC law enhance? - ANSWER: Only race,
color, religion, nationality, country/ origin
What is race/color? - ANSWER: A group of persons who possess common
physical characteristics (skin color, eyes, hair, facial features, etc) which are
genetically transmitted by descent and heredity and that distinguish them as
distinct division of humankind
