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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785728203321

Titolo

Race, culture, psychology, & law [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Kimberly Holt Barrett and William H. George

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2005

ISBN

9780761926627

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 478 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

BarrettKimberly

GeorgeWilliam <1954->

Disciplina

342.730873

Soggetti

Discrimination - Law and legislation - United States

Discrimination in justice administration - United States

United States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; THE NEED FOR CROSS-CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAW: Introduction and Overview; PART I: RACE AND JUSTICE; 1 - PSYCHOLOGY, JUSTICE, AND DIVERSITY: Five Challenges for Culturally Competent Professionals; 2 - CASE EXAMPLES: Addressing Racism, Discrimination, and Cultural Bias in the Interface of Psychology and Law; 3 - JUDICIAL COLORBLINDNESS, RACE NEUTRALITY, AND MODERN RACISM: How Psychologists Can Help the Courts Understand Race Matters; 4 - FIVE HABITS FOR CROSS-CULTURAL LAWYERING; 5 - RACE, COMMUNITY, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

6 - TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE COURTROOM: Refuting the Myths7 - WORKING WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM; PART II: ASSESSMENT; 8 - GUIDELINES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR CONDUCTING SUCCESSFUL CROSS-CULTURAL EVALUATIONS FOR THE COURTS; 9 - THE CONSEQUENCES OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC ORIGINS HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE: Conceptualization and Assessment; 10 - CROSS-CULTURAL FORENSIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; 11 - WORKING WITH INTERPRETERS; 12 - ASSESSMENT OF ASYLUM SEEKERS

13 - EVALUATING CHILD ABUSE IN CHILDREN WHO SEEK ASYLUM: Four Cases StudiesPART III: IMMIGRATION; 14 - ENHANCING THE



PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES; 15 - THE CHALLENGES OF AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF THE TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN: An Overview; 16 - FROM REFUGEE TO DEPORTEE: How U.S. Immigration Law Failed the Cambodian Community; PART IV: WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; 17 - ASIAN AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER FAMILIES IN CONFLICT; 18 - THE CHALLENGE OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE: An Introduction to Working With American Muslims and Their Families

19 - UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES: Legal and Psychological Considerations20 - AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILIES: Resilience in the Face of Legal, Economic, and Cultural Assault; PART V: JUVENILES; 21 - RACE DISPARITIES IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM; 22 - A CULTURAL APPROACH FOR PROMOTING RESILIENCE AMONG ADJUDICATED MEXICAN AMERICAN YOUTH; 23 - LAW AND SOCIAL IDENTITY AND ITS EFFECTS ON AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE YOUTH; 24 - THE IMPACT OF THE JUVENILE PRISON ON FATHERS; PART VI: VIOLENCE; 25 - IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; 26 - RACE AND SEXUAL OFFENDING: An Overview

27 - CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION28 - ADVOCACY IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM: Cultural Complexities; 29 - IMMIGRATION AND HARDSHIP: Living With Fear; INDEX; ABOUT THE EDITORS; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

The contributors examine the intersections of psychology & the law with regard to race & culture. As diversity gains increasing levels of respect in Western society, so this is becoming an evermore important topic of concern.