Routledge Handbook of Social, Economic, and Criminal Justice

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.

• Part I: Introduction to Criminal and Economic Justice 1. Violence Against Women as a Social Justice Issue 2. Decriminalizing Poverty 3. Key Theories of Justice 4. Can Justice Reinvestment Deliver Social Justice? Part II: Justice in Specific Situations 5. Equal Pay, the Wage Gap, and Sexual Harassment 6. Death Penalty and the Poor 7. Education Inequality in America 8. Police Power and Human Rights 9. Bias-Based Policing and Racial Profiling 10. Police Performance Management and Social Justice 11. Sexual Assault at the Margins: Recognizing the Experiences of Male Survivors 12. Importance of Language and Communication for Social Justice Part III: International and Transnational Issues 13. National Status/Immigration and Social Justice 14. Juveniles and Social Justice in the United Kingdom 15. LGBQ People and Social Justice 16. American Indian Rights/Justice 17. Social Justice and Security Crisis in Mexico 18. Punishment and Social Justice in Slovenia Part IV: Criminal Justice and Social Status 19. Effective Assistance of Counsel 20. Age and Social Justice 21. Transitioning to Social Justice: Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals 22. Migrant Workers in Crop Agriculture and Meatpacking Industry 23. National and International Organizations That Promote and Protect Social Justice 24. Systemic Effects of Privatization on Human Service Agencies Part V: Government and Social Justice 25. 10 Key Elements to Enhance Procedural Justice in the Criminal Justice System 26. Data Protection and the Right to Privacy Involved in Gathering and International Intelligence Exchange 27. Social Justice Contextualized 28. Waiving Juveniles to Criminal Court 29. Mass Incarceration 30. Social Security Fraud Verses White-Collar Crime 31. No Hope: Life Without the Possibility of Parole