Social Justice, Criminal Justice: The Role of American Law in Effecting and Preventing Social Change
Author:   Cyndy Caravelis (Western Carolina University) ,  Matthew Robinson (Appalachian State University)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN:  

9780323264518


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   22 December 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Cyndy Caravelis (Western Carolina University) ,  Matthew Robinson (Appalachian State University)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Anderson Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 18.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780323264518


ISBN 10:   0323264514
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   22 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. What Are Justice and Social Justice? 2. What Do Americans Value? 3. The Criminal Justice System 4. Social Construction of Different Groups 5. Race, Ethnicity and Social Justice 6. Latinos and Social Justice 7. Native Americans and Social Justice 8. Social Class and the Law 9. Women and Social Justice 10. Sexuality and Social Justice 11. Summary and Prospects for the Future

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Cyndy Caravelis is an Associate Professor at Western Carolina University. Her current research interests include the relationship between social threat and social control, the effect of inequality on crime, theoretical criminology, and the death penalty. Her research on sentencing inequality has been published in journals such as Justice Quarterly and the Journal of Quantitative Criminology. In addition to her academic endeavors, she has extensive field experience in the criminal justice system, including work as a legislative analyst, as a crime intelligence analyst, and as an academic instructor in both male and female correctional institutions. Matthew Robinson is a Professor of Government & Justice Studies at Appalachian State University. Robinson is the author of more than a dozen books on varied topics, including criminological theory, crime prevention, corporate crime, criminal justice, capital punishment, and the drug war. He is Past President of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Association and Past President of the Southern Criminal Justice Association.

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