Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Criminal Justice in the Americas [Paperback]

This book examines race, ethnicity, crime and criminal justice in the Americas and moves beyond the traditional focus on North America to incorporate societies in Central America, South America and the Caribbean.List of Tables and Figures Foreword Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART I: NORTH AMERICA Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Criminal Justice in Canada; S.Wortley? & A.Owusu-Bempah Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Criminal Justice in the United States; A.Kalunta-Crumpton? & K.Ejiogu PART II:?LATIN AMERICA Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Criminal Justice in Cuba: A Commentary; J.Palombo Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Criminal Justice in Argentina; DMiguez Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Criminal Justice in Brazil; M.Harris Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Criminal Justice in Colombia; F.Giraldo Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Criminal Justice in Mexico; G.Ferreyra-Orozco PART III: THE CARIBBEAN Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Criminal Justice in Jamaica; L. Henry, M.Dawkins?& C.Gibson Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Criminal Justice in Trinidad and Tobago; D.Johnson?& T.Kochel PART IV: CONCLUSION In Conclusion: Comparative Assessment of Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Criminal Justice in the Americas; A.Kalunta-Crumpton Bibliography IndexMARIKA DAWKINS Doctoral student in the College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology at Prairie View A&M University, USAKINGSLEY EJIOGU Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Administration of Justice, Texas Southern University, USAGABRIEL FERREYRA-OROZCO Graduate Researcher at Arizona State University, USACAMILLE GIBSON Associate Professor at Prairie View A&M University, Texas, USAMARK HARRIS Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at La Trobe University, Melbourne, AustraliaLOUISE HENRY Doctoral Candidate in Juvenile Justice at Prairie View A&M, Texas, USADEVON JOHNSON Professor at Grace Mason University, USADANIEL MIGUEZ Professor at the University of the State of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a researcher at the National Council for Scientific anl³(