Two UConn professors have been appointed to the newly-formed Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council by Governor Ned Lamont, while both the co-chairs of the council are UConn Law graduates.
The council, which has 25 total members, will be responsible for encouraging and coordinating programs that increase community awareness, the reporting of hate crimes, and efforts to combat such crimes. It also can make recommendations for legislation concerning hate crimes, including recommendations on restitution for victims, community service designed to remedy damage caused by any such crime, and alternative sentencing programs for first-time offenders and juvenile offenders.
Jason Chang, the director of the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute at UConn and an associate professor of history and Asian American studies, and Richard Wilson, the Gladstein Chair and Professor of Anthropology and Law and the Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Intellectual Life at the UConn School of Law, were both named to the council.
This article originally appeared in UConn Today in June 2021. Click here to read the full article.
Photo credits: UConn Today
