Race, Culture, Psychology, & Law

Race, Culture, Psychology, and Law is the only book to provide summaries and analyses of culturally competent psychological and social services encountered within the U.S. legal arena. The book is broad in scope and covers the knowledge and practice crucial in providing comprehensive services to ethnic, racial, and cultural minorities. Topics include the importance of race relations, psychological testing and evaluation, racial profiling, disparities in death penalty conviction, immigration and domestic violence, asylum seekers, deportations and civil rights, juvenile justice, cross-cultural lawyering, and cultural competency in the administration of justice.

Author: Kimberly Holt Barrett
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 08/19/2004
Pages: 478
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.89lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.98w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9780761926634

About the Author
Barrett, Kimberly Holt: -

Kimberly Holt Barrett has a Ph.D. for the U. of San Francisco and is a Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Department. She teaches courses on racism and race, culture, gender and law, while actively consulting with attorneys, doing court ordered evaluations, and supervises graduate students who are learning to conduct cross-cultural assessments.

George, William H.: -

Bill George is an associate professor in the psychology department and his area is adult clinical with specialty in alcohol abuse, addiction and sexual assault. He also has a background in corrections, following his bachelor's degree with c0-majors in psychology and criminal justice.