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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Melanie Palacios Soderstrom Title: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology Current Institution: Texas State University Featured Publication: "Formalizing and expanding school resource officer presence: Examining the influence on student arrests" |
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Jason Azriel CamposPhD Candidate
Sociology Texas A&M University |
Carla Salazar GonzalezDoctoral Candidate
Sociology University of California, Los Angeles |
Elvis SevillaData and Evaluation Project Manager Criminal Justice Midwest Evaluation and Research |
LC 'Hot off the Press' Featured Essay
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Egbert Zavala, Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso
Graciela Perez, Assistant Professor, James Madison University Chiara Sabina, Associate Professor, Rutgers University |
Latina/o/x Criminology Scholars at the 2024 American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco Marriott Marquise
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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