AREA REVIEW Assessment of Hate Crime Offenders: The Role of Bias Intent in Examining Violence Risk Edward Dunbar, PhD Jary Quinones, PhD Desiree A. Crevecoeur, PhD ABSTRACT. This study investigated the criminal histories and vio- lence risk of a sample of 204 hate crime offenders. Record review of the offender’s criminal history was rated on the HCR-20 and Cormier-Lang scales. Crime reports were rated for the severity of the bias offense on the Victim Functional Impact scale and the offender’s targeting of outgroup victims–i.e., the bias intent. Findings indicated that 56% of the offenders had prior criminal convictions; HCR-20 ratings were compa- rable to those found in other offender groups and were correlated with Edward Dunbar is affiliated with Pacific Psychological Associates. Jary Quinones is a PhD candidate affiliated with the Los Angeles Police Department. Desiree A. Crevecoeur is a PhD candidate affiliated with the University of California Los Angeles. Address correspondence to: Edward Dunbar, Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA (E-mail: edunbar@ucla. edu). Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, Vol. 5(1) 2005 http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JFPP © 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Digital Object Identifier: 10.1300/J158v05n01_01 1