Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice System

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvRobert Hanser,Michael Gomila,Attapol Kuanliang

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This robustly updated text explores the significance of cultural competency within the framework of criminal justice, addressing the diverse demographics and evolving global influences on the American judicial landscape. It outlines the essential concepts of assimilation, acculturation, and the various minority groups engaged with the criminal justice system, including those based on race, age, disability, gender, and sexual preference.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-20
Mått203 x 254 x 26 mm
Vikt1 016 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor478
Upplaga2
FörlagCognella, Inc
ISBN9798823359672

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Dr. Robert Hanser is the past Coordinator of the Department of Criminal Justice, and the Director of the Institute of Law Enforcement at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He is also a past administrator of North Delta Regional Training Academy, a regional police and corrections academy in Northeast Louisiana. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal justice, Dr. Hanser conducts pre-service and in-service training for police officers, jailers, and mental health workers and is an active Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) trainer for Northeast Louisiana. He is also the current Director of the Public Defense Training Academy (PDTA) which provides an array of training events for defense attorneys throughout Louisiana. In addition, he is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the states of Texas and Louisiana and conducts group-work with substance abuse and domestic batterer offenders in prison and on community supervision. His research and teaching interests focus on mental health, multicultural, and multinational issues in criminal justice. Dr. Hanser has authored and co-authored numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed articles and is an active researcher, both nationally and internationally.Michael Gomila Ph.D. is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Louisiana Monroe's Criminal Justice Department. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina Greensboro in counseling and has worked almost exclusively in the behavioral health treatment field since the earning of his degree. Dr. Gomila has been instrumental in developing and supervising various offender treatment programs that include drug courts, prison-based, and outpatient programs. He has also been involved in policy making decisions on a state level, advocating for treatment reforms that would ultimately have a substantial impact on minority offenders. He currently resides in Louisiana with his three children and wife.Dr. Attapol Kuanliang is a professor of Criminal Justice at Midwestern State University, where he also serves as both the undergraduate and graduate coordinator for criminal justice programs and as the director of the Juvenile Justice Institute. His primary research interests include juvenile justice and delinquency, corrections, and mental health issues. Dr. Kuanliang has authored numerous book chapters and articles in respected journals and has contributed to several grant-funded projects at the state and federal levels. He regularly conducts in-service training for police officers and has served as an advisor and consultant to various organizations, such as the Department of Juvenile Observation and Protection under Thailand's Ministry of Justice, the 4th Judicial District Youth Service Planning Board, the Children's Coalition of Northeast Louisiana, and the North Delta Crisis Intervention Team.