Black and brown solidarity is needed during these times more than ever. There is not time left to wait for change.
Dismantling white supremacy and structural racism must happen now.
#blacklivesmatter #blackandbrownunite
As a community, we lift while climbing.
By facilitating a network of Latina/o/x scholars who mentor, teach, advise, inform, encourage, and celebrate each other's progress and success in academic and scholarly spaces, we:
ShowcaseLatina/o/x scholars’ criminological research agendas and accomplishments.
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SupportLatina/o/x scholars in their academic, research, and activist pursuits for justice.
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AdvanceThe study of the intersections among crime and justice, democracy, and actions of citizenship for the Latina/o/x population.
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Peace cannot exist without justice. Justice cannot exist without fairness. Fairness cannot exist without development. Development cannot exist without democracy. Democracy cannot exist without respect for the identity and worth of cultures and peoples.
~ Rigoberta Menchu ~
Featured Latina/o/x Scholars
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Kristina M. LopezAssistant Professor
Criminology and Criminal Justice University of North Florida |
Brandon P. MartinezDoctoral Candidate
Sociology University of Miami |
Serita WhitingDoctoral Candidate
Juvenile Justice and Psychology Prairie View A&M University |
LC 'Hot off the Press' Featured Essay
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“I DON'T LOOK ILLEGAL": RACIALIZATION OF ILLEGALITY IN THE HEARTLANDAndrea Gómez Cervantes
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology Wake Forest University |
Latina/o/x Criminology Scholars at the 114th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in New York, NY, Fall 2019
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We envision a future where the lived experience of all Latina/o/x people is one of justice and equity; a future in which Latina/o/x people and communities are seen and are revered for the critical contributions they make and the depth of culture they bring to the history, state, and progress of the United States of America.
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