Race, Culture, Psychology, and Law

Kimberly Holt Barrett has a Ph.D. for the U. of San Francisco and is a Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Department. She teaches courses on racism and race, culture, gender and law, while actively consulting with attorneys, doing court ordered evaluations, and supervises graduate students who are learning to conduct cross-cultural assessments. Bill George is an associate professor in the psychology department and his area is adult clinical with specialty in alcohol abuse, addiction and sexual assault. He also has a background in corrections, following his bachelor’s degree with c0-majors in psychology and criminal justice.

• Part I - Forward - Stan Sue and Ron MamiyaPart II - II. The Need for Cross-Cultural Competence in Psychology and the Law: Introduction & Overview - Kimberly Holt Barrett and William H. GeorgePart III - III. Race and JusticeChapter 1. Psychology, Justice, and Diversity: Five Challenges for Culturally Competent Professionals - Kimberly Holt Barrett and William H. GeorgeChapter 2. Case Examples: Addressing Racism, Discrimination, and Cultural Bias in the Interface of Psychology and Law - Kimberly Holt Barrett Chapter 3. Judicial Colorblindness, Race Neutrality, and Modern Racism: How Psychologists Can Help the Courts Understand Race Matters - Kimberly Holt Barrett and William H. GeorgeChapter 4. Five Habits for Cross Cultural Lawyering - Susan Bryant and Jean Koh PetersChapter 5. Race, Community, and Criminal Justice - Anthony V. AlfieriChapter 6. Trials and Tribulations of African Americans in the Courtroom: Refuting the Myths - Rudolph Alexander, Jr.Chapter 7. Working With African American Children and Families in the Child Welfare System - Marian S. Harris and Ada SkylesPart IV. AssessmentChapter 8. Guidelines and Suggestions for Conducting Successful Cross Cultural Evaluations for the Courts - Kimberly Holt Barrett Chapter 9. The Consequences of Racial and Ethnic Origins Harassment in the Workplace: Conceptualization and Assessment - Maria P. P. RootChapter 10. Cross-Cultural Forensic Neuropsychological Assessment - Tedd Judd and Breean BeggsChapter 11. Working with Interpreters - Rachel TribeChapter 12. Assessment of Asylum Seekers - Debra FreedChapter 13. Evaluating Child Abuse in Children Who Seek Asylum: Four Cases Studies - Ellen G. KelmanPart V. ImmigrationChapter 14. Enhancing the Well Being of Asylum Seekers & Refugees - Angela Burnett and Kate ThompsonChapter 15. The Challenges and Potential Solutions to the Trafficking of Women and Children: An Overview - Sutapa BasuChapter 16. From Refugee to Deportee: How U.S. Immigration Law Failed the Cambodian Community - Jay Stansel and Dori CahnPart VI. Working with Children and FamiliesChapter 17. Asian American/Pacific Islander Families in Conflict - David SueChapter 18. The Challenge of Cultural Competence: Working with American Muslims and their Families - Bahira Sherif-TraskChapter 19. Unaccompanied Children in the US: Legal & Psychological Considerations - Dana ChouChapter 20. American Indian Families: Resilience in the Face a Legal, Economic, and Cultural Assault - Walter Kawamoto and Tamara CheshirePart VII. JuvenilesChapter 21. Race Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System - Eileen Poe-Yamagata and Madeline Wordes Noya, Ph.D.Chapter 22. A Cultural Approach for Promoting Resilience among Adjudicated Mexican American Youth - Felipe González CastroChapter 23. Law And Social Identity And Its Effects On American Indian And Alaska Native Youth - Joseph E. Trimble and Robin A. LadueChapter 24. The Impact of the Juvenile Prison on Fathers - Anne NursePart VIII. ViolenceChapter 25. Immigrant Women & Domestic Violence - Jeanette Zanipatin, Stacy Shaw, Patty Bardina, and Jean YiChapter 26. Race and Sexual Offending: An Overview - Jennifer Wheeler and William H. GeorgeChapter 27. Culturally Competent Approaches to the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Abusers - Rachel E. Goldsmith, Gordon N. Hall, Jennifer Wheeler and William H. GeorgeChapter 28. Advocacy in the Legal System: Cultural Complexities - Kari A. Stephens, Sandra Ibarra, and Kim MooreChapter 29. Immigration and Hardship: Living With Fear - Sonia Carbonell

"In a diverse democracy, law must be open to all. All too often, however, our system of justice has failed to live up to our shared ideals, because it excludes individuals and communities even as they seek to use it or find themselves caught up in it. The research presented here offers hope. The abstract doctrines of the law are presented through real cases. Judges, lawyers, scholars, and concerned citizens will find much in these pages documenting the need for reform, along with the means for achieving our aspirations. The issues presented by race, ethnicity, and cultural differences are obviously central to the resolution of disputes in a nation made up of people who have in common only their faith in the great experiment of the United States Constitution. Here the challenges are met in an original, accessible, and thoughtful manner."