03/30/92

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Panelists to discuss bias crime

STANFORD -- A panel that includes a bias-crime victim, an activist and a criminologist will participate in a Stanford Law School discussion on bias crime on Wednesday, April 8.

The panel will run from noon to 3:15 p.m. in room 290 of the Law School. It is being organized by third-year law student Brian Levin, a former New York City policeman.

Levin, a bias-crime researcher and consultant, last year suspended his studies to volunteer his services full time to various Bay Area anti-bias agencies and organizations. He is the author of a study used by the House Subcommittee on the Judiciary in its deliberations on the Federal Hate Crimes Statistics Act.

Some of the issues expected to be covered during the panel discussion are anti-gay violence, anti-Asian violence, police methods, prosecution, data collection and bias-crime laws.

Besides Levin, panelists are:

For more information, contact Levin at (415) 497-5963.

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