Hate crimes are crimes that are typically provoked by certain individuals who are biased against others race, religion or sexual orientation. These incidents are usually committed with a great deal of violence such as physical assault, property damage and bullying. Although many strategies of how to prevent such crimes from occurring have developed, not much has been completed to test these theories. Hate crimes are frequently caused by a mixture of emotions that are extremely complicated to identify. However, according to the National Crime Prevention Council many of those who partake in such crimes are those who lack self-respect for themselves and find a need to put other individuals down in order to balance their feelings. They also believe