America's Invisible Children: Latino Youth and the Failure of Justice
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Jun. 11, 2009
ANNOTATION: The treatment of Latino youth by the criminal justice system is examined. This report includes these sections: overview; disparities and structural racism; Latinos invisible in the Black-White paradigm; demographics; immigrants, crime, and racial and ethnic profiling; immigration consequences of justice system involvement; gangs; Latino youth in the adult justice system -- difficulties completing education and gaining employment; national arrest statistics; national juvenile court processing statistics; language -- the use of English only; overincarceration of youth in juvenile facilities; pathways to adult court; Latino youth incarcerated in adult facilities; culturally competent approaches to services; nationwide initiatives to reduce racial and ethnic disparities; effective community-based programs; and policy recommendations.