Policing Race and Place in Indian Country

Policing Race and Place in Indian Country
Author: Barbara Perry
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2009
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780739116135

This book seeks to address a significant void in the scholarship on policing Native American communities. It is the first book to explore Native Americans' perspectives on the ways in which Native American communities--especially those in and around reservations--are both over-and underpoliced in ways that perpetuate both the criminalization and the victimization of Native Americans as nations and as individuals. Drawing upon a series of interviews conducted with 278 Native Americans from seven states, Policing Race and Place in Indian Country uncovers patterns of hate crime against Native Americans as well as a general dissatisfaction with the nature of law enforcement in their communities. Participants reported activities ranging from willful blindness to Native American victimization at one extreme, to overt forms of police harassment and violence at the other. What emerges from these descriptions is the recognition that the patterns observed by the participants of the study are an extension of a lengthy history of systemic racism against Native Americans. Policing Race and Place in Indian Country is one of the first books to address the policing of Native American communities. While there are several studies that investigate the racialized nature and context of policing, most only refer to Native Americans in passing. By focusing solely on the Native American community, the book is appealing to scholars writing on race and policing or criminal justice.

The Handbook of Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice

The Handbook of Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice
Author: Ramiro Martinez, Jr.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 582
Release: 2018-09-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1119114012

This Handbook presents current and future studies on the changing dynamics of the role of immigrants and the impact of immigration, across the United States and industrialized and developing nations. It covers the changing dynamics of race, ethnicity, and immigration, and discusses how it all contributes to variations in crime, policing, and the overall justice system. Through acknowledging that some groups, especially people of color, are disproportionately influenced more than others in the case of criminal justice reactions, the “War on Drugs”, and hate crimes; this Handbook introduces the importance of studying race and crime so as to better understand it. It does so by recommending that researchers concentrate on ethnic diversity in a national and international context in order to broaden their demographic and expand their understanding of how to attain global change. Featuring contributions from top experts in the field, The Handbook of Race and Crime is presented in five sections—An Overview of Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice; Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Crime; Race, Gender, and the Justice System; Gender and Crime; and Race, Gender and Comparative Criminology. Each section of the book addresses a key area of research, summarizes findings or shortcomings whenever possible, and provides new results relevant to race/crime and justice. Every contribution is written by a top expert in the field and based on the latest research. With a sharp focus on contemporary race, ethnicity, crime, and justice studies, The Handbook of Race and Crime is the ideal reference for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars interested in the disciplines such as Criminology, Race and Ethnicity, Race and the Justice System, and the Sociology of Race.

Police and State Crime in the Americas

Police and State Crime in the Americas
Author: Daniel Gascón
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2024
Genre: Law enforcement
ISBN: 3031458125

Zusammenfassung: This book advances a much-needed "postcolonial" framework in analyzing the police. It seeks to deepen our understanding of the police's role in maintaining Western global domination throughout the American region despite the violent end of colonial rule. Building on Chevigny's (1995) classic study, this book seeks to draw renewed attention to the role of police in perpetrating state violence and serving as the tip of the spear of state power. It seeks to understand the construction of marginality and the multiple and intersecting structures of colonial domination, before shining a light directly on the crimes of the state, in an attempt to hold criminal state organizations to account. It draws on interdisciplinary perspectives and methodologies that center marginalized and colonized experiences and allows for the development of counter colonial knowledge. It speaks to academics and students in criminology, sociology, political science, and law, as well as to ethnic and area studies programs, such as Chicano/Latino and Latin American Studies, and to police administrators and policymakers. Daniel Gascón is Assistant Professor at University of Massachusetts Boston, USA. Sebastian Sclofsky is Assistant Professor at California State University, Stanislaus, USA. Analicia Mejia Mesinas is Assistant Professor at Azusa Pacific University, USA. Xavier Perez is Co-Founder of the Criminology Department at DePaul University, USA. Jhon Sanabria is Executive Director Institute of Public Safety at Universidad Ana G. Méndez (UAGM), Puerto Rico

Harvard Law Review: Volume 129, Number 6 - April 2016

Harvard Law Review: Volume 129, Number 6 - April 2016
Author: Harvard Law Review
Publisher: Quid Pro Books
Total Pages: 510
Release: 2016-04-10
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1610278011

The April 2016 issue, Number 6, is the annual Developments in the Law special issue. The topic of this extensive contribution is "Indian Law," including specific focus on tribal executive branches, tribal authority to follow fresh pursuit onto nontribal land, reconsidering ICRA and rights, securing Indian voting rights, and indigenous people and extractive industries. In addition, the issue features these contents: • Article, "Reconstructivism: The Place of Criminal Law in Ethical Life," by Joshua Kleinfeld • Essay, "Rule of Law Tropes in National Security," by Shirin Sinnar • Book Review, "Coming into the Anthropocene," by Jedediah Purdy Furthermore, student commentary analyzes Recent Cases on excessive force and SWAT raids after "perfunctory" investigation; prior restraints and injunctions under copyright law; individual liability of FBI agents for detention of citizens abroad; religious establishment and display of the Ten Commandments; and charter schools as violations of state constitutional law. Finally, the issue includes four brief comments on Recent Publications. The Harvard Law Review is offered in a quality digital edition, featuring active Contents, linked footnotes, active URLs, legible tables, and proper ebook and Bluebook formatting. The Review is a student-run organization whose primary purpose is to publish a journal of legal scholarship. It comes out monthly from November through June and has roughly 2500 pages per volume. Student editors make all editorial and organizational decisions. This is the sixth issue of academic year 2015-2016.

Race and Crime

Race and Crime
Author: Shaun L. Gabbidon
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2012-03-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1452202605

'Race and Crime' presents students with a comprehensive analysis of the issues relating to race and crime in the US. The book is illustrated with numerous photographs and exercises based on Internet research are included.

The Routledge History of Police Brutality in America

The Routledge History of Police Brutality in America
Author: Thomas Aiello
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2023-04-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000852687

This handbook offers a comprehensive historical overview and analysis of police brutality in US history and the variety of ways it has manifested itself. Police brutality has been a defining controversy of the modern age, brought into focus most readily by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the mass protests that occurred as a result in 2020. However, the problem of police brutality has been consistent throughout American history. This volume traces its history back to Antebellum slavery, through the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, the two world wars and the twentieth century, to the present day. This handbook is designed to create a generally holistic picture of the phenomenon of police brutality in the United States in all of its major lived forms and confronts a wide range of topics including: Race Ethnicity Gender Police reactions to protest movements (particularly as they relate to the counterculture and opposition to the Vietnam War) Legal and legislative outgrowths against police brutality The representations of police brutality in popular culture forms like film and music The role of technology in publicizing such abuses, and the protest movements mounted against it The Routledge History of Police Brutality in America will provide a vital reference work for students and scholars of American history, African American history, criminal justice, sociology, anthropology, and Africana studies.

Our Fight Has Just Begun

Our Fight Has Just Begun
Author: Cheryl Redhorse Bennett
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2022-03
Genre: HISTORY
ISBN: 0816541671

"This book provides a compelling history, documentation and analysis of hate crimes committed against Navajos and Native Americans in the Four Corners"--

Indigenous Criminology

Indigenous Criminology
Author: Chris Cunneen
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1447321790

Indigenous Criminology is the first book to comprehensively explore Indigenous people’s contact with criminal justice systems in a contemporary and historical context. Drawing on comparative Indigenous material from North America, Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, it addresses both the theoretical underpinnings to the development of a specific Indigenous criminology, and canvasses the broader policy and practice implications for criminal justice. Written by leading criminologists specialising in Indigenous justice issues, the book argues for the importance of Indigenous knowledges and methodologies to criminology, and suggests that colonialism needs to be a fundamental concept to criminology in order to understand contemporary problems such as deaths in custody, high imprisonment rates, police brutality and the high levels of violence in some Indigenous communities. Prioritising the voices of Indigenous peoples, the work will make a significant contribution to the development of a decolonising criminology and will be of wide interest.

Crime and Criminal Justice

Crime and Criminal Justice
Author: Stacy L. Mallicoat
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 888
Release: 2019-01-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1544339011

"The text is logically organized and easy to read and understand. Students will find the text intriguing as they move through the coverage of the controversies from the text."—Michelle L. Foster, Kent State University Updated with new content and current controversies that facilitate critical thinking, debate, and application of the concepts, Mallicoat’s Crime and Criminal Justice, Second Edition, provides accessible and concise coverage of all relevant aspects of the criminal justice system, as well as unique chapters on victims and criminal justice policy. Using an innovative format designed to increase student engagement and critical thinking, each chapter is followed by two Current Controversy debates that dive into a critical issue in criminal justice. These features challenge misconceptions by providing a balanced debate of both the pros and the cons of each issue and are followed by probing questions to help students think critically about timely topics. With contemporary examples that students can easily apply and a broad range of effective learning tools, this practical text helps students go beyond the surface toward a deeper understanding of the criminal justice system. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.