Latinas in the Criminal Justice System : Victims, Targets, and Offenders /

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"This edited volume highlights Latina girls' and women's perceptions of and experiences within the US juvenile, criminal, and immigration enforcement systems" --

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Pasko, Lisa (Editor ), Lopez, Vera, 1971- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women immigrants.
Female offenders.
Discrimination in law enforcement.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Immigrantes > États-Unis.
Criminelles > États-Unis.
Americaines d'origine latino-americaine > Crimes contre.
Discrimination dans l'application des lois > États-Unis.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice penale > États-Unis.
Justice penale > Administration > États-Unis.
Women immigrants > United States.
Female offenders > United States.
Hispanic American women > Crimes against.
Discrimination in law enforcement > United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This edited volume highlights Latina girls' and women's perceptions of and experiences within the US juvenile, criminal, and immigration enforcement systems" --
Despite representing roughly 16 percent of incarcerated women, Latina women and girls are often rendered invisible in accounts of American crime and punishment. In Latinas in the Criminal Justice System, Vera Lopez and Lisa Pasko bring together a group of distinguished scholars to provide a more complete, nuanced picture of Latinas as victims, offenders, and targets of deportation. Featuring Cecilia Menjívar, Lisa M. Martinez, Alice Cepeda, and others, this volume examines the complex histories, backgrounds, and struggles of Latinas in the criminal justice system. Contributors show us how Latinas encounter a variety of justice systems, including juvenile detention, adult court and corrections, and immigration and customs enforcement. Topics include Latina victims of crime and their perceptions of police officers; the impact of the US "crimmigration" system on undocumented Latina women; and help-seeking among Latina victims of intimate partner violence. Additionally, key chapters highlight the emergence of legal reforms, community mobilization efforts, and gender-sensitive alternatives to incarceration designed to increase equitable outcomes. Lopez and Pasko broaden our understanding of how gender, ethnicity, and legal status uniquely shape the experiences of system-impacted Latina girls and women. Latinas in the Criminal Justice System is a timely and much-needed resource for academics, activists, and policymakers. -- Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource: illustrations ;
ISBN:9781479804641

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