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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Kay S. Varela Title: Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar, Criminology and Criminal Justice Current Institution: Arizona State University Signature Publication: “This is Part of my Final Grade’: A LatCrit Critique of Using Prison: Tours as Pedagogical Tools in Criminal Justice." |
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Chris GuerraAssistant Professor
Criminal Justice University of Texas, El Paso |
Alondra D. GarzaAssistant Professor
Criminal Justice and Social Work University of Houston, Downtown |
Javier RamosAssistant Professor
College of Criminal Justice Sam Houston State University |
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 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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