Levin and McDevitt Typology
Definition
A four-type classification of bias offenders, thrill, defensive, retaliatory and mission, built from Boston Police Department case files studied by Jack Levin and Jack McDevitt.
Related terms
- Bias Motivation
- The offender's prejudice against a victim's actual or perceived group membership that drives the selection of that victim or target, proven as...
- Hate Crime Enhancement
- A sentencing add-on, distinct from the underlying offence, applied when a crime is proven to be motivated by bias against the victim's...
- Message Crime
- Barbara Perry's framing of hate crime as an act aimed at intimidating an entire community sharing the victim's characteristic, not only the...
- Mission Offender
- In the Levin and McDevitt typology, the rarest and most dangerous offender type, who treats bigotry as a life purpose and plans...
- Protected Characteristic
- A victim attribute, such as race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, that a hate-crime statute names as a ground for bias motivation.
- Thrill Offender
- In the Levin and McDevitt typology, an offender who attacks for excitement or peer status, usually in a group, with little planning...