The book explores how the law and criminal justice system expose minorities to violence, drawing on empirical insights from diverse communities. It highlights the challenges of protecting those at the margins of power and offers lessons for scholars and policymakers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 299 pages
Publication date: 25 January 2024
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

The law and the institutions of the criminal justice system play a significant role in exposing minorities to various forms of violence, both directly and indirectly. This book delves into the experiences of communities across different regions, including Afghanistan, Colombia, Pakistan, India, Malawi, Turkey, Brazil, Singapore, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, to understand the challenges faced by those at the margins of power. The chapters explore the intersecting and marginal identities shaped by factors such as rebuilding after violent regimes, economic interests behind the violence, entrenched cultural biases, and the criminalization of diversity. By drawing on empirical insights from these diverse communities, the book offers valuable lessons for scholars from the Global North who seek to impose their solutions on nations with different histories and contexts or apply their laws to migrants from Global South nations. It is essential reading for legal and social science scholars in the fields of law, sociology, criminology, and social work, as it sheds light on the complexities of protecting those who are often marginalized by the law.

The Law and the Criminal Justice System: Exposing Minorities to Violence

The law and the institutions of the criminal justice system play a significant role in exposing minorities to various forms of violence, both directly and indirectly. This book explores the experiences of communities across different regions, including Afghanistan, Colombia, Pakistan, India, Malawi, Turkey, Brazil, Singapore, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, to understand the challenges faced by those at the margins of power. The chapters explore the intersecting and marginal identities shaped by factors such as rebuilding after violent regimes, economic interests behind the violence, entrenched cultural biases, and the criminalization of diversity. By drawing on empirical insights from these diverse communities, the book offers valuable lessons for scholars from the Global North who seek to impose their solutions on nations with different histories and contexts or apply their laws to migrants from Global South nations. It is essential reading for legal and social science scholars in the fields of law, sociology, criminology, and social work, as it sheds light on the complexities of protecting those who are often marginalized by the law.

Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031179204
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023