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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793467203321

Titolo

Routledge handbook on Native American justice issues / / [edited by] Laurence Armand French

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2019

©2019

ISBN

0-429-66505-9

0-429-02096-1

0-429-66777-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

323.1197/073

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Criminal justice system

Criminal justice, Administration of - United States

Social justice - United States

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

"Bringing together contributions from leading scholars--many of them Native Americans--that explore key issues fundamental to understanding the relationships between Native peoples and contemporary criminal justice, editor Laurence Armand French draws on more than 40 years of experience with Native American individuals and groups to provide contextual material that incorporates criminology, sociology, anthropology, cultural psychology, and history to give readers a true picture of the wrongs perpetrated against Native Americans and their effects on the current operation of Native American justice. This compilation analyzes the nature of justice for Native Americans, including unique and emerging problems, theoretical issues, and policy implications. It is a valuable resource for all scholars with an interest in Native American culture and in the analysis and



rectification of the criminal justice system's disparate impact on people of color"--