Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice System
ISBN: 9780073379944 | 0073379948
Edition: 1stFormat: Nonspecific Binding
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL
Pub. Date: 8/15/2008
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Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice Systemprovides an overview of the problems and promises of cultural diversity in the criminal justice system. Not only does this text discuss the different minority groups as they relate to law enforcement officers, it also explores the interactions within the courts and correctional agencies, noting the unique problems and issues each minority group faces. Unlike many other texts, it also covers how multiculturalism affects officials working within the criminal justice system.
| Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice System | |
| An Introduction to Multiculturalism | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Race Ethnicity | |
| Minority Groups | |
| Types of Minority Groups | |
| Creating Subordinate Groups | |
| Consequences of Minority Group Status | |
| Prejudice and Discrimination Racism | |
| Where Does Multiculturalism Fit into the... MORE | |
| Group Dynamics, Communication and Social Interaction | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Erving Goffman and the Nature of Social Interaction | |
| Social Interaction and the Criminal Justice System | |
| The Criminal Justice ôSystem?ö Groups | |
| Communication Social Interaction and Multiculturalism | |
| Cultural Specifics in the Criminal Justice System | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| African Americans and the Criminal Justice System | |
| African Americans Today: The Rise of the Black Middle Class | |
| The Historical Treatment of African Americans in the Criminal Justice System | |
| African Americans and the Criminal Justice System Today | |
| Hispanics and the Criminal Justice System | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Chicanos and Mexicans Cubans Puerto Ricans | |
| The Influence of Central and South America Hispanics and the Criminal Justice System | |
| Hispanic Involvement in the Criminal Justice System | |
| Asians and the Criminal Justice System | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Issues of Concern for Asian Americans | |
| Asian and the Criminal Justice System | |
| Native Americans and the Criminal Justice System | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Historical Presence of Native Americans | |
| Native Americans Today | |
| Native Americans and the Criminal Justice System | |
| Women and the Criminal Justice System | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| The Fight For Rights | |
| Women as a Distinct Culture | |
| Female Arrestees and Victims | |
| Women and Policing | |
| Females and the Courts | |
| Females and Corrections | |
| The Gay Community and the Criminal Justice System | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Public Attitudes About Homosexuality | |
| Defining Homosexuality | |
| The History of Homosexuality in United States | |
| Homosexuals and the Criminal Justice System | |
| The Elderly and the Criminal Justice System | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y | |
| Elderly Crime | |
| Formal Reactions to the Elderly Criminal | |
| Internal Issues in The Criminal Justice System and Multiculturalism | |
| Policing and Multiculturalism | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Historical Policing | |
| Police Personnel Issues | |
| Police Practices | |
| Training and Multiculturalism | |
| Courts and Multiculturalism | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Initial Appearance | |
| Preliminary Hearing/Grand Jury Hearing | |
| Arraignment Trials | |
| Sentencing Appellate Courts | |
| Multiculturalism and Courtroom Personnel | |
| Corrections and Multiculturalism | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| The Organization of Corrections | |
| The Correctional Population | |
| Incarceration Community Corrections | |
| Correctional Staff and Training | |
| The Future of Multiculturalism: Strategies For Success | |
| Chapter Objectives | |
| Forecasting the Future | |
| Critical Issues | |
| Affecting Multiculturalism and Criminal Justice | |
| Teaching Multiculturalism Progress? | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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