Latinas in the criminal justice system : victims, targets, and offenders /
edited by Vera Lopez and Lisa Pasko.
- vi, 369 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Latina/o sociology series. .
- Latina/o sociology series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Part I. Victimization to offending: blurring the boundaries -- Entre mujeres platicamos: the role of informal social networks among Latina survivors of intimate partner violence / Latina interpersonal victimization: the importance of sexual orientation / Nondisclosure of IPV victimization among disadvantaged Mexican American young adult women / Part II. Latina offenders from court to correctional involvement -- Demasiados problemas: a focus on gender, ethnicity, and juvenile diversion programming / On the run and in/out of the system: understanding Latina girls in a Southern California barrio / The correlates and consequences of maternal efficacy among imprisoned women / Part III. Immigration enforcement, crimmigration, and the deportation machine -- No solamente porque soy mujer: a transnational intersectional framework for understanding Latin American women's experiences with crimmigration / Masking punitive practices: Latina immigrants' experiences in the U.S. detention complex / Adriana and Esther: experiences of formerly incarcerated migrant women deportees / Young women's and girl's experiences in the facilitation of migrant smuggling / Part IV. Community programming for system-impacted Latinas -- From the streets to the halls of higher education: the case of an undocumented Latina on the margins of the justice system / Maternal racial and ethnic strategies as a protective factor against delinquency among Latina girls: an exploratory study / Mi hermana's keeper: empowering Latina youth to improve services that prevent juvenile justice involvement / Xinachtli: a healing-informed, gendered, and culturally responsive approach with system-involved Latinas / Conclusion / Vera Lopez and Lisa Pasko -- Sujey Vega, Alesha Durfee, and Jill Messing -- Lindsay Kahle and Anthony Peguero -- Alice Cepeda, Esmeralda Ramirez, Jessica Frankeberger, Kathryn M. Nowotny, and Avelardo Valdez -- Lisa Pasko and Jean Denious -- Jerry Flores, Xuan Santos, and Ariana Ochoa Camacho -- Holly Foster and Chantrey J. Murphy -- Katie Dingeman and William Estuardo Rosales -- Cecilia Menjivar, Andrea Gomez Cervantes, and William G. Staples -- Martha Escobar -- Gabriella Sanchez -- Lisa M. Martinez -- Veronica E. Cano -- DeAna Swan, Johanna Creswell Baez, and Diandrea Garza -- Sara Haskie-Mendoza, Josephine V. Serrata, Jeronerto Escamilla, and Christian Jaimes -- Vera Lopez and Lisa Pasko.
"Despite representing roughly 16 percent of incarcerated women, Latina women and girls are often rendered invisible in accounts of American crime and punishment. In Latinas in the Criminal Justice System, Vera Lopez and Lisa Pasko bring together a group of distinguished scholars to provide a more complete, nuanced picture of Latinas as victims, offenders, and targets of deportation. Featuring Cecilia Menjívar, Lisa M. Martinez, Alice Cepeda, and others, this volume examines the complex histories, backgrounds, and struggles of Latinas in the criminal justice system. Contributors show us how Latinas encounter a variety of justice systems, including juvenile detention, adult court and corrections, and immigration and customs enforcement. Topics include Latina victims of crime and their perceptions of police officers; the impact of the US "crimmigration" system on undocumented Latina women; and help-seeking among Latina victims of intimate partner violence. Additionally, key chapters highlight the emergence of legal reforms, community mobilization efforts, and gender-sensitive alternatives to incarceration designed to increase equitable outcomes. Lopez and Pasko broaden our understanding of how gender, ethnicity, and legal status uniquely shape the experiences of system-impacted Latina girls and women. Latinas in the Criminal Justice System is a timely and much-needed resource for academics, activists, and policymakers."--Page 4 of cover.
1479804630 1479891967 9781479804634 9781479891962
2021009002
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States. Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States. Discrimination in law enforcement--United States. Female offenders--United States. Hispanic American women--Crimes against. Women immigrants--United States.