NCJ Number
168535
Editor(s)
A S Lopez
Date Published
1995
Length
302 pages
Annotation
These 15 papers present and analyze research findings on the historical and contemporary interactions of Hispano Americans with the criminal justice system and the perceptions of the Latino community regarding criminal justice system reform.
Abstract
Individual papers focus on the use of violence in conflicts among white and Mexican American political rivals in New Mexico in the 1890's, the images of Hispano Americans created by criminological research, and the differential treatment of white persons and Hispano Americans in case processing in Monterey County (Calif.). Additional papers examine the attitudes of Hispano Americans in Texas toward crime and the criminal justice system; community and police conflict in a Southern Californian barrio; racial and ethnic differences in case processing and sentencing in El Paso, Tex. and Tucson, Ariz.; and unconscious racism in prosecuting racially motivated violence. Further papers summarize issues affecting Spanish-speaking criminal defendants, discuss barrio cultural values related to violence, examine bias in the juvenile justice system, and consider the impact Hispanic judges and attorneys can have on the criminal justice system. Tables, illustration, notes, and chapter reference lists