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ON September 22, 2016 AT 8:30 a.m.
This conference will mark the official launch of the publication Latinos in Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia, edited by José Luis Morín, the first comprehensive text on Latina/os and the U.S. criminal justice system with data, research, analysis, and evidence that sets straight common misperceptions about Latina/os and crime.
At this conference, prominent scholars and practitioners who contributed to the encyclopedia will present the social science research, data and other evidence that belie popular myths, misperceptions and negative stereotypes that too often link Latina/os with criminality. They will be joined by Latina/o activists, policy analysts and attorneys who have been convening around these issues nationally. |
This is a thoroughly researched, informative, and all-inclusive reference source for researchers looking for information in this area. It is recommended for most public libraries and will be a particularly important addition to academic libraries, especially those institutions with criminal-justice programs and courses." |
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Conference Themes
- Disseminate: The conference will highlight the need to disseminate accurate information about Latina/os and criminal justice in the United States, particularly in view of the present political climate.
- Educate: The conference aims to educate the media and the general public by focusing attention on the release of this encyclopedia, the first comprehensive text on Latina/os and the U.S. criminal justice system with data, research, evidence and analysis that helps set straight common misperceptions about Latina/os and crime.
- Challenge: Although increased Latino immigration is often associated with increased crime, statistics belie this misperception. Immigrants are actually less likely to be involved in crime than citizens, and they have lower incarceration rates than other groups in the population. Research not only shows that Latina/o immigrants are less prone to criminality than U.S.-born citizens, but their presence in many neighborhoods serve to lower crime.
- Strategize: Latina/os have suffered unique, identifiable harms as a result of our broken and racialized criminal justice system, be it for certain segments of this community (e.g., youth, women, LGBTQ) or within the systemic failure to fully account for negative consequences, as in the failure of states to collect data beyond a black-white binary. The conference will open a dialogue on how to begin to strategically address the pressing issues faced by Latina/o communities through an exploration of drug policy reform, clemency procedures, and a range of other approaches.