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Preface and Acknowledgments ix 1 Why Does Gender Matter? 1 2 Hate Crime Legislation: The Past and Present 20 3 Developing the Gender Category: “It Just Made Sense” 43 4 Enforcing the Gender Category: “Is Gender Even on Their Radar?” 64 5 Where Do We Go from Here? Policy Implications and Directions for Future Research 94 appendixes Appendix A: Methodology 113 Appendix B: New Jersey Bias Crime Statutes 123 Appendix C: New Jersey Senate Bills 1146 and 402 127 Appendix D: New Jersey Bias Crime Legislation Effective as of March 13, 2008 136 Appendix E: Interview Guides 146 Notes 151 Bibliography 161 Index 175 Contents ...

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