Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice System - Softcover

Hanser, Robert; Kuanliang, Attapol; Gomila, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798823359672

Verlag: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

The robustly updated second edition of Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice System explores the significance of cultural competency within the framework of criminal justice, addressing the diverse demographics and evolving global influences on the American judicial landscape. It outlines the essential concepts of assimilation, acculturation, and the various minority groups engaged with the criminal justice system, including those based on race, age, disability, gender, and sexual preference. In thirteen accessible but thorough chapters, the book takes students through the progression of the criminal justice system, from law enforcement to courts and corrections, with special care being paid throughout to the juvenile justice system. It includes insightful narratives within each chapter that illuminate practical experience in these sectors, then transitions to deeper subject matter. The topics covered include cultural competence and cross-cultural communication, law enforcement's relationship with minorities, underrepresentation and bias in judicial roles, and the impacts of poverty and classism in corrections. Its approach is completely contemporary when considering issues related to diversity that we see in the criminal justice system as well as society as a whole. Key updates to this text: Includes a short introductory story or interview titled "Meet the Practitioner" at the beginning of each chapter, providing an informal segue into that chapter while also introducing students to potential career considerations affiliated with the content of that chapter. Covers current topics such as how gang affiliation has impacted many prison systems in the United States and other countries, as the cases of the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua, the Salvadoran gang Mara Salvatrucha-13 (MS-13), and the arrest of Kilmar Armando Ábrego García all show. Is now accompanied by a comprehensive Test Bank with multiple choice questions created by the authors as well as carefully crafted PowerPoint lecture slides. This text is ideal for undergraduate-level courses that address minorities or diversity in the criminal justice system as well as social justice courses.

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Dr. Robert Hanser is the past Coordinator of the Department of Criminal Justice, and the Director of the Institute of Law Enforcement at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He is also a past administrator of North Delta Regional Training Academy, a regional police and corrections academy in Northeast Louisiana. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal justice, Dr. Hanser conducts pre-service and in-service training for police officers, jailers, and mental health workers and is an active Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) trainer for Northeast Louisiana. He is also the current Director of the Public Defense Training Academy (PDTA) which provides an array of training events for defense attorneys throughout Louisiana. In addition, he is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the states of Texas and Louisiana and conducts group-work with substance abuse and domestic batterer offenders in prison and on community supervision. His research and teaching interests focus on mental health, multicultural, and multinational issues in criminal justice. Dr. Hanser has authored and co-authored numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed articles and is an active researcher, both nationally and internationally.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cognella Academic Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798823359672
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 478
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Deutschland