1st Edition
Routledge Handbook of Social, Economic, and Criminal Justice
This authoritative volume explores different perspectives on economic and social justice and the challenges presented by and within the criminal justice system. It critically discusses key concerns involved in realizing economic and social justice, including systemic issues in economic and social justice, issues related to organizations and social institutions, special issues regarding specific populations, and a review of national and international organizations that promote economic justice. Addressing more than just the ideology and theory underlying economic and social justice, the book presents chapters with practical examples and research on how economic and social justice might be achieved within the criminal justice systems of the world. With contributions from leading scholars around the globe, this book is an essential reference for scholars with an interest in economic and social justice from a wide range of disciplines, including criminal justice and criminology as well as sociology, social work, public policy, and law.
Part I: Introduction to Criminal and Economic Justice
1. Violence Against Women as a Social Justice Issue
by Nicole Wilkes
2. Decriminalizing Poverty
by Erin Grant
3. Key Theories of Justice
by Melissa Thorne and Robert D. Hanser
4. Can Justice Reinvestment Deliver Social Justice?
by Kevin Wong
Part II: Justice in Specific Situations
5. Equal Pay, the Wage Gap, and Sexual Harassment
by Shelly Clevenger and Brittany Acquaviva
6. Death Penalty and the Poor
by Amanda K. Cox
7. Education Inequality in America
by Dwayne Roberson
8. Police Power and Human Rights
by Jason Jolicoeur
9. Bias-Based Policing and Racial Profiling
by Ralph E. Ioimo
10. Police Performance Management and Social Justice
by John A. Eterno and Eli B. Silverman
11. Sexual Assault at the Margins: Recognizing the Experiences of Male Survivors
by Jordana N. Navarro
12. Importance of Language and Communication for Social Justice
by Tamara L. Wilkins
Part III: International and Transnational Issues
13. National Status/Immigration and Social Justice
by Robert D. Hanser
14. Juveniles and Social Justice in the United Kingdom
by Daniel Marshall
15. LGBQ People and Social Justice
by Nicole L. Asquith, Vanessa R. Panfil, and Angela Dwyer
16. American Indian Rights/Justice
by Larry French
17. Social Justice and Security Crisis in Mexico
by Elena Azaola
18. Punishment and Social Justice in Slovenia
by Benjamin Flander, Gorazd Mesko, and Matjaž Ambrož
Part IV: Criminal Justice and Social Status
19. Effective Assistance of Counsel
by Melanie Worsley and Michelle Watson
20. Age and Social Justice
by J. Harrison Watts
21. Transitioning to Social Justice: Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals
by Allyson Walker, Lori Sexton, Jace Valcore, Jennifer Sumner, and Aimee Wodda
22. Migrant Workers in Crop Agriculture and MeatPacking Industry
by Andrea Gómez Cervantes and Daniel Ryan Alvord
23. National and International Organizations That Promote and Protect Social Justice
by Kathryn Elvey and Danielle Marie Carkin
24. Systemic Effects of Privatization on Human Service Agencies
by Maren B. Trochmann
Part V: Government and Social Justice
25. 10 Key Elements to Enhance Procedural Justice in the Criminal Justice System
by Matthew O’Deane
26. Data Protection and the Right to Privacy Involved in Gathering and International Intelligence Exchange
by David Lowe
27. Social Justice Contextualized
by Jason Jolicoeur and Erin Grant
28. Waiving Juveniles to Criminal Court
by Jordan Papp
29. Mass Incarceration
by Ross Kleinstuber
30. Social Security Fraud Verses White-Collar Crime
by Petter Gottschalk and Lars Gunnesdal
31. No Hope: Life Without the Possibility of Parole
by Patricia Dahl
Biography
Cliff Roberson, LLM, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice at Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, and retired Professor of Criminology at California State University, Fresno, California. He has authored or co-authored over 60 books and texts on legal subjects. His previous academic experiences include Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Arkansas Tech University; Dean of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston, Victoria; Director of Programs, National College of District Attorneys; Professor of Criminology and Director of Justice Center, California State University, Fresno; and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, St. Edwards University. His nonacademic experience includes U.S. Marine Corps service as an infantry officer, trial and defense counsel and military judge as a marine judge advocate, and Director of the Military Law Branch, U.S. Marine Corps. Other legal employment experiences include Trial Supervisor, Office of State Counsel for Offenders, Texas Board of Criminal Justice, and judge pro tem in the California courts.
Roberson is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, U.S. Tax Court, Federal Courts in California and Texas, Supreme Court of Texas, and Supreme Court of California. He holds a PhD in Human Behavior from U.S. International University; an LLM in Criminal Law, Criminology, and Psychiatry from George Washington University; a JD from American University; a BA in Political Science from the University of Missouri; and one year of post-graduate study at the University of Virginia School of Law.
