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: 

Showcase

Latina/o/x scholars’ criminological research agendas and accomplishments.

Support

Latina/o/x scholars in their academic, research, and activist pursuits for justice. 

Advance

The study of the intersections among crime and justice, democracy, and actions of citizenship for the Latina/o/x population.

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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Zahra Shekarkhar

Title: Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
​Current Institution: Fayetteville State University
Signature Contribution:  “Out-of-School Suspensions: Counter-Narratives from the Student Perspective​.”

Website

Signature Publication

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José Torres

Assistant Professor
Sociology
Louisiana State University

Janet Garcia-Hallett​

Assistant Professor
​Criminal Justice and Criminology
University of Missouri - Kansas City​

Adrian H. Huerta

Assistant Professor,
Pullias Center for Higher Education, Rossier School of Education​
​University of Southern California​

Read More about our featured scholars

In the News

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• Amada Armenta selected as Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar
• "The Pushouts" premieres Friday, December 20TH on PBS
• Congratulations to Dr. Luis "Danny" Gascón on the publication of his book, The Limits of Community Policing: Civilian Power & Police Accountability in Black and Brown Los Angeles.
• August 2019 Special Issue of the International Journal of Bullying Prevention on the Significance of Race/Ethnicity in Bullying​

• ​ASA'S Section on the Sociology of Law 2019 Distinguished Book Award:  Protect, Serve, & Deport:  The Rise of Policing as Immigration Enforcement by Amada Armenta
• Its Personal: The Impact of Victimization on Motivations & Career Interests among Criminal Justice Majors at Diverse Urban Colleges​
• ​'We're Being Released to a Jungle': The State of Prisoner Reentry & the Resilience of Women of Color 
• New UT Press series, Latinx: The Future is Now, co-edited by LC members ​​

our work in the field

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. ​