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Social Justice, Criminal Justice Cyndy Caravelis (Western Carolina University)

Social Justice, Criminal Justice By Cyndy Caravelis (Western Carolina University)

Social Justice, Criminal Justice by Cyndy Caravelis (Western Carolina University)

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Summary

This book is a thought-provoking examination of the U.S. legal system, focusing on how criminal justice and social justice are related. It provides a solid foundation of key philosophical and theoretical issues and goes on to examine the function of the law as it relates to social justice issues.

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Social Justice, Criminal Justice: The Role of American Law in Effecting and Preventing Social Change by Cyndy Caravelis (Western Carolina University)

  • Offers a thorough examination comparing and contrasting criminal justice applications versus social justice ideals

  • Includes definitions of key concepts, and tables and figures, and discussion questions to assist the reader in critically thinking about the law and social justice

  • Online resources including a test bank for students and instructors, PowerPoint slides, and sample classroom assignments

About Cyndy Caravelis (Western Carolina University)

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.

Table of Contents

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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CIN0323264514VG
9780323264518
0323264514
Social Justice, Criminal Justice: The Role of American Law in Effecting and Preventing Social Change by Cyndy Caravelis (Western Carolina University)
Cyndy Caravelis (Western Carolina University)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Inc
20151222
280
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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