U.S. Latinos and criminal injustice

History and evolution of the U.S. Latino population

The legally white, socially brown Latino

Anti-Latino hate crimes

Reactions to the Latino threat

Racial profiling of U.S. Latinos by local police officers

Abuses resulting from federal immigration enforcement efforts

State and local police deprivations of Latino civil rights

Inequality in the formation of grand and petit juries

The rights of the limited-English-proficient accused in the criminal courts

Latino victims of denials of due process

How mass incarceration underdevelops Latino communities.

Latinos and America's Criminal Justice Systems, by Rubén O. Martinez; Foreword, by Adalberto Aguirre Jr; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1. The U.S. Latino and American Society; Chapter 1. History and Evolution of the U.S. Latino Population; Chapter 2. The Legally White, Socially Brown Latino; Chapter 3. Anti-Latino Hate Crimes; Chapter 4. Reactions to the Latino Threat; Part 2. Latinos and Law Enforcement; Chapter 5. Racial Profiling of U.S. Latinos by Local Police Officers; Chapter 6. Abuses Resulting from Federal Immigration Enforcement Efforts.

Chapter 7. State and Local Police Deprivations of Latino Civil RightsPart 3. Issues Facing Latinos in the Courts; Chapter 8. Inequality in the Formation of Grand and Petit Juries; Chapter 9. The Rights of the Limited-English-Proficient Accused in the Criminal Courts; Chapter 10. Latino Victims of Denials of Due Process; Chapter 11. How Mass Incarceration Underdevelops Latino Communities, by SpearIt; Conclusion; Appendix. List of Cases, Constitutions, Treaties, Statutes, and Regulations; Notes; References; Index.