Hispanics in the U.S Criminal Justice System: Ethnicity, Ideology, and Social Control (Second Edition)
- ISBN-10
- 0398092168
- ISBN-13
- 9780398092160
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 420
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-05-07
- Publisher
- Charles C Thomas Publisher
- Authors
- Martin Guevara Urbina, Sofia Espinoza Alvarez
Description
This updated and expanded new edition resumes the theme of the first edition, and the findings reveal that race, ethnicity, gender, class, and several other variables continue to play a significant and consequential role in the legal decision-making process. The book is structured into three sections, each of which corresponds to a different body of work on Latinos. Section One explores the historical dynamics and influence of ethnicity in law enforcement, and focuses on how ethnicity impacts policing field practices, such as traffic stops, use of force, and the subsequent actions that police departments have employed to alleviate these problems. A detailed examination of critical issues facing Latino defendants seeks to better understand the law enforcement process. The history of immigration laws as it pertains to Mexicans and Latinos explains how Mexicans have been excluded from the United States through anti-immigrant legislation. Latino officers must cope with structural and political issues, the community, and media, as these practices and experiences within the American police system are explored. Section Two focuses on the repressive practices against Mexicans that resulted in executions, vigilantism, and mass expulsions. The topic of Latinos and the Fourth Amendment reveals that the constitutional right of people to be protected against unreasonable searches and seizures has been eviscerated for Latinos, and particularly for Mexicans. Possible remedies to existing shortcomings of the court system when processing indigent defendants are presented. Section Three studies the issue of Hispanics and the penal system. The ethnic realities of life behind bars, probation and parole, the legacy of capital punishment, and life after prison are discussed. Section Four addresses the globalization of Latinos, social control, and the future of Latinos in the U.S. Criminal justice system. Lastly, the race and ethnic experience through the lens of science, law, and the American imagination, are explored, concluding with policy recommendations for social and criminal justice reform, and ultimately humanizing differences. Written for professionals and students of law enforcement, this book will promote the understanding of the historical legacy of brutality, manipulation, oppression, marginalization, prejudice, discrimination, power and control, and white America's continued fear about racial and ethnic minorities.
Get the book
Similar books
-
Hispanics in the U.S. Criminal Justice System: The New American Demography
By Martin Guevara UrbinaIn this context, this book will examine the Hispanic experience in the criminal justice system by exploring a series of crucial factors.
-
Latinos and Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia
By José Luis MorínOperation Jumpstart efforts officially ended on July 15, 2008, and the National Guard troops vacated their posts along the U.S.-Mexico border. Touted as a success in all states, in New Mexico, 6,300 illegal immigrant apprehensions, ...
-
Lost Opportunities: The Reality of Latinos in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
By National Council of La RazaLost Opportunities: The Reality of Latinos in the U.S. Criminal Justice System examines the available data on the status of Latinos in the criminal justice system. It offers an extensive...
-
Ethnicity and Criminal Justice in the Era of Mass Incarceration: Criminal Justice, Police Science, the Law, and Private Investigation and...
By Martin Guevara Urbina, Sofia Espinoza AlvarezMassey, D., Durand, J., & Malone, N. (2003). Beyond smoke and mirrors: Mexican immigration in an era of economic integration. New York: Russell Sage Foundation Publications. Mastrofski, S. (1984). Police knowledge of the patrol beat as ...
-
Latino/a Rights and Justice in the United States: Perspectives and Approaches
By José Luis MorínA much-needed and thought-provoking examination of a significant and growing population within the United States, Latino/a Rights and Justice in the United States explores the inequalities and injustices that Latino/a...
-
U.S. Latinos and Criminal Injustice
By Lupe S. Salinas... American Bar Association. 2007. Annotated Model Rules of Professional Conduct. 6th ed. Chicago: American Bar Association. 2012. “ABA Standards for Language Access in Courts.” Chicago: American Bar Association, February 6. http://www.
-
Latino Criminalization. Illegal Immigration and Crime in the US
By Demetrius GoncalvesAcademic Paper from the year 2016 in the subject Sociology - Law, Delinquency, Abnormal Behavior, grade: 10.0, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey - Newark (School of Criminal Justice), course: Racial, Ethnic and Religious Diversity ...
-
Behind Bars: Latino/as and Prison in the United States
By S. ObolerNew York: State University of New York Press. Earley, Pete. 1992. ... Pacific Historical Review 72 (2): 171–99. Evans, Linda. 2005. ... In The movements of the new left, 1950–1975: A brief history with documents, ed. Van Gosse.
-
LATINO POLICE OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES: An Examination of Emerging Trends and Issues
By Martin Guevara Urbina, Sofia Espinoza AlvarezConsidering the long-lasting and complicated history of U.S. race and ethnic relations, the multiple array of issues currently confronting both ethnic and racial communities, and the shifting trends in the...
-
Latinas in the Criminal Justice System: Victims, Targets, and Offenders
By Lisa Pasko, Vera LopezFeaturing Cecilia Menjívar, Lisa M. Martinez, Alice Cepeda, and others, this volume examines the complex histories, backgrounds, and struggles of Latinas in the criminal justice system.