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U.S. Latinos and criminal injustice / / Lupe S. Salinas



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Autore: Salinas Lupe S. Visualizza persona
Titolo: U.S. Latinos and criminal injustice / / Lupe S. Salinas Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: East Lansing : , : Michigan State University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (379 p.)
Disciplina: 347.7316
Soggetto topico: Discrimination in criminal justice administration - United States
Hispanic Americans - Legal status, laws, etc
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-336) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Latinos and America's Criminal Justice Systems, by Rubén O. Martinez; Foreword, by Adalberto Aguirre Jr; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1. The U.S. Latino and American Society; Chapter 1. History and Evolution of the U.S. Latino Population; Chapter 2. The Legally White, Socially Brown Latino; Chapter 3. Anti-Latino Hate Crimes; Chapter 4. Reactions to the Latino Threat; Part 2. Latinos and Law Enforcement; Chapter 5. Racial Profiling of U.S. Latinos by Local Police Officers; Chapter 6. Abuses Resulting from Federal Immigration Enforcement Efforts
Chapter 7. State and Local Police Deprivations of Latino Civil RightsPart 3. Issues Facing Latinos in the Courts; Chapter 8. Inequality in the Formation of Grand and Petit Juries; Chapter 9. The Rights of the Limited-English-Proficient Accused in the Criminal Courts; Chapter 10. Latino Victims of Denials of Due Process; Chapter 11. How Mass Incarceration Underdevelops Latino Communities, by SpearIt; Conclusion; Appendix. List of Cases, Constitutions, Treaties, Statutes, and Regulations; Notes; References; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Latinos in the United States encompass a broad range of racial, socioeconomic, and sociopolitical identities. Originating from the Caribbean, Spain, Central and South America, and Mexico, they have unique justice concerns. The ethnic group includes U.S. citizens, authorized resident aliens, and undocumented aliens, a group that has been a constant partner in the Latino legal landscape for over a century. This book addresses the development and rapid growth of the Latino population in the United States and how race-based discrimination, hate crimes, and other prejudicial attitudes, some of whi
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ISBN: 1-62895-235-0
1-60917-463-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459112503321
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Serie: Latinos in the United States series.