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Jeannine Bell

Jeannine Bell

A nationally recognized scholar in the area of policing and hate crime, Professor Jeannine Bell is a Curt and Linda Rodin Professor of Law and Social Justice at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

COMMENTARY

Suspect in the Club Q shooting faces hate crimes charges — what exactly are they?

By: - November 28, 2022

This commentary originally appeared on The Conversation. The 22-year-old suspected shooter at a gay night club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who allegedly killed five and injured dozens faces five counts of murder and hate crimes charges. Hate crimes are known as “bias-motivated” crimes in Colorado. The charges against the shooter are still preliminary, although Colorado […]