NCJ Number
160016
Editor(s)
J E Hendricks,
B Byers
Date Published
1994
Length
437 pages
Annotation
This textbook addresses various issues related to cultural diversity, criminal justice, and criminology.
Abstract
The articles contained in this volume focus on topics related to gender, ethnicity, race, and sexuality in criminal justice and criminology, and examine different aspects of juvenile justice, types of crime, college curricula, and professional criminal justice training. The book aims at introducing the topic of multiculturalism and criminal justice, demonstrating the role and function of multicultural perspectives in criminal justice theory and practice, and highlighting various multicultural perspectives within these fields. Chapter references