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

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 478 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 342.7308/73
• Soggetto topico: Discrimination - Law and legislation - United States; Discrimination in justice administration - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations
• Altri autori: BarrettKimberly GeorgeWilliam <1954->
• 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Race, culture, psychology, and law
• Titolo autorizzato: Race, culture, psychology, & law
• ISBN: 9780761926627
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825205003321
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