Hate Crimes: A New Criminal Phenomenon in World Society

This publication is dedicated to the problem of combating xenophobia and racism as social phenomena as well as to the prevention of what are called hate crimes. A selection of materials of international scholars and comments by Ukrainian experts provide a normative and legal definition of hate crimes, their statistical dimensions, and characteristics of persons committing these crimes and their victims. In context of the situation in Ukraine, special attention is given to preventive measures related to a wide range of negative phenomena: racism, illegal activity of political extremists, race-motivated violence etc.