{"product_id":"latinos-and-criminal-justice-jos-luis-morn-9780313356605","title":"Latinos and Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis unique compilation of essays and entries provides critical insights into the Latino\/a experience with the U.S. criminal justice system.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConcerns about immigration's relationship to crime make accurate information and critical analysis of the utmost importance. \u003ci\u003eLatinos and Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e promotes understanding of Latinas and Latinos and the U.S. criminal justice system, at the same time dispelling popular misconceptions about this population and criminal activity in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnlike a traditional encyclopedia comprised solely of A-Z entries, this work consists of two parts. Part I offers detailed essays on particularly important topics. Part II provides brief, A-Z entries. Topics are crossreferenced to enable easy research. Among the wide range of topics covered are policing and police misconduct, incarceration, the war on drugs, gangs, border crime, and racial profiling. Historically important issues and events relative to the Latino experience of criminal justice in the United States are also included, as are key legal cases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e José Luis Morín\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313356602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313356605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016","brand":"José Luis Morín","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981566083327,"sku":"9780313356605","price":121.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7127769e-8d01-4767-aaa1-dd2dfa93809e.jpg?v=1683256319","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/latinos-and-criminal-justice-jos-luis-morn-9780313356605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}