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Argument: Hate crime enhancements will not overwhelm reporting systems
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- "II. ADL Approach to Hate Crime Legislationa - Penalty Enhancement and the Inclusion of Gender ADL Model Legislation". The Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved 2.04.08 - "After studying the statutes in which gender is included, ADL came to the conclusion that the inclusion of gender has not overwhelmed the reporting system, nor has it distracted the criminal justice system from vigorous action against traditional hate-based crimes. Clearly not all crimes against women are gender-based crimes, and prosecutors have discretion in identifying those crimes which should be prosecuted as hate crimes. Prosecutors also must have concrete admissible evidence of bias to charge an individual with commission of a hate crime. Even in cases where gender bias can be proven, prosecutors may decide that the penalty imposed by the underlying crime is in itself sufficient and penalty enhancement is therefore unnecessary. It is also important to realize that there has not been an overwhelming number of gender-based crimes reported as an extension of domestic violence and rape cases."