Using 1992-2014 data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), the present study examines the nature and characteristics of hate crimes against Asian Americans by comparing them with those of hate crimes against African Americans and Hispanics. Minority-general and minority-specific models are proposed to guide the analysis. The findings are mixed. The analyses of all victim-related and most offender-related variables show similarities of hate crimes against Asian Americans to those against African Americans and Hispanics. These findings provide support for the minority-general model. Offenders' race and all incident-related variables of hate crimes against Asian Americans, however, differ significantly from those of hate crimes against African Americans and Hispanics. These significant differences provide support for the minority-specific model.

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Policing is often understood as a dangerous occupation. Subsequently, much research has examined police officer victimization. Scholarship is relatively scant, however, when focused on police dispatcher victimization. This gap in empirical discourse is concerning as these individuals serve an integral function for police and other emergency responders. Likewise, the actions taken by dispatchers impact the needs of citizens (e.g., crime victims, missing persons, etc.) and the actions taken by emergency services. Thus, the purpose of this chapter is focused on illustrating what is known about dispatcher victimization and how these occurrences impact these public servants both professionally and personally. Also discussed in the text are areas that need to be further explored by researchers and practitioners.

The international issue of human trafficking is an all-too-familiar issue in many parts of the state of Texas. With areas like El Paso and Houston identified as some of the largest human trafficking hubs in the United States, it is important to understand how these areas, and others like them in the state, are responding to human trafficking. Using areas identified by CEASE Texas as having high sex trafficking solicitation activity, as well as publicly released information of law enforcement and community responses in these areas via internet search engines, a holistic understanding of combating human trafficking can be seen in metropolitan areas in Texas. This chapter concludes by examining what information remains unknown in these areas, and postulates about the intertwined relationship between human trafficking and other crimes against persons in the state of Texas.