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      The Role of American Law in Effecting and Preventing Social Change

      Social Justice, Criminal Justice

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      Social Justice, Criminal Justice book

      The Role of American Law in Effecting and Preventing Social Change
      ByCyndy Caravelis, Matthew Robinson
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2015
      eBook Published 21 December 2015
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315647432
      Pages 288
      eBook ISBN 9781315647432
      Subjects Social Sciences
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      Caravelis, C., & Robinson, M. (2015). Social Justice, Criminal Justice: The Role of American Law in Effecting and Preventing Social Change (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315647432

      ABSTRACT

      Social Justice, Criminal Justice is a thought-provoking examination of the U.S. legal system, focusing on how criminal justice and social justice are related. The book 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. The authors present and explain the foundational legal documents of the United States, and critically examine how those same documents, which espoused the rhetoric of equality for all, contribute toward the perpetuation and maintenance of a system of exclusion for groups with minority status, such as racial and ethnic minorities, the poor, women, and the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community.

      Succinct but comprehensive, this text offers a careful examination of possible relationships between social justice theory and criminal justice practice and illuminates the role that the legal system has played in both preventing and assisting social change and power dynamics. For each identified group, important landmark court decisions are used to demonstrate the plight of the powerless and the quest for equal rights. The book provides an important perspective and understanding of the relationships among criminal justice, social justice, and the law. Suitable for undergraduate and early graduate courses in Social Justice, Justice Studies, Critical Issues, Ethics, and American Government and Law, this text provides easily digestible content for those interested in thinking critically about the U.S. legal system.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|26 pages

      WHAT ARE JUSTICE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE?

      chapter 2|24 pages

      WHAT DO AMERICANS VALUE?

      chapter 3|33 pages

      THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

      chapter 4|25 pages

      SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DIFFERENT GROUPS

      chapter 5|29 pages

      RACE, ETHNICITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

      chapter 6|26 pages

      LATINOS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

      chapter 7|20 pages

      NATIVE AMERICANS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

      chapter 8|19 pages

      SOCIAL CLASS AND THE LAW

      chapter 9|23 pages

      WOMEN AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

      chapter 10|24 pages

      SEXUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

      chapter 11|17 pages

      SUMMARY AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE

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