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Mexican Americans and the administration of justice in the Southwest
- Title
- Mexican Americans and the administration of justice in the Southwest / United States Commission on Civil Rights.
- Author
- United States Commission on Civil Rights, author.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : United States Government Printing Office, 1970.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | KF4757.5.M4 U558 1970 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 135 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- Report on a survey, based on questionnaires and interviews, of allegations of discrimination in the administration of justice in the USA, with particular reference to the denial of equal protection to Mexican Americans in 5 South Western states - covers the language problem, harsh treatment of Mexican offenders (incl. In respect of youth charged with juvenile delinquency), police brutality, etc., and includes recommendations. Statistical tables.
- Subject
- Criminal justice, Administration of > Southwest, New
- Mexican Americans > Civil rights > Southwest, New
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Mexican Americans > Civil rights
- questionnaire
- interview
- discrimination
- administration of justice
- Mexican
- language
- offender
- juvenile delinquency
- police
- statistical table
- Criminal justice, Administration of > Southwest, New
- Mexican Americans > Civil rights > Southwest, New
- Spanish Americans > New South West > Social conditions
- Law enforcement > Southwest, New
- Justice, Administration of > Southwest, New
- administration de la justice
- Mexicain
- langage
- contrevenant
- délinquance juvénile
- tableau statistique
- cuestionario
- entrevista
- discriminación
- administración de justicia
- mexicano
- lengua
- transgresor
- delincuencia juvenil
- policía
- cuadros estadísticos
- New Southwest
- South
- USA
- West
- sud
- Etats-Unis
- ouest
- sur
- Estados Unidos
- oeste
- Genre/Form
- Government publications
- survey.
- enquête.
- encuesta.
- Note
- "March 1970."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Part I. Law enforcement. Treatment of Mexican Americans -- Interference with Mexican American organizational efforts -- Inadequacy of local remedies -- Federal remedies.
- Part II. The judicial process. Jury exclusion -- Bail -- Representation by counsel -- Attitudes of Mexican Americans toward the courts.
- Part III. Language. Language disability and inequality before the law.
- Part IV. Participation by Mexican Americans in agencies of law enforcement and justice. Participation by Mexican Americans in law enforcement agencies -- Participation by Mexican Americans in agencies of justice -- Conclusion -- Findings -- Recommendations -- Appendices. A. Law enforcement assistance administration -- B. A study of grand jury service by persons of Spanish surname and by Indians in selected California counties.
- OCLC
- ocm01998266
- 1998266
- SCSB-9015100
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library