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Mexican Americans and the administration of justice in the Southwest

Title
  1. Mexican Americans and the administration of justice in the Southwest / United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Published by
  1. Washington, D.C. : United States Government Printing Office, 1970.
Author
  1. United States Commission on Civil Rights, author.

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Description
  1. xiii, 135 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
  1. 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
  1. Criminal justice, Administration of > Southwest, New
  2. Mexican Americans > Civil rights > Southwest, New
  3. Criminal justice, Administration of
  4. Mexican Americans > Civil rights
  5. questionnaire
  6. interview
  7. discrimination
  8. administration of justice
  9. Mexican
  10. language
  11. offender
  12. juvenile delinquency
  13. police
  14. statistical table
  15. Criminal justice, Administration of > Southwest, New
  16. Mexican Americans > Civil rights > Southwest, New
  17. Spanish Americans > New South West > Social conditions
  18. Law enforcement > Southwest, New
  19. Justice, Administration of > Southwest, New
  20. administration de la justice
  21. Mexicain
  22. langage
  23. contrevenant
  24. délinquance juvénile
  25. tableau statistique
  26. cuestionario
  27. entrevista
  28. discriminación
  29. administración de justicia
  30. mexicano
  31. lengua
  32. transgresor
  33. delincuencia juvenil
  34. policía
  35. cuadros estadísticos
  36. New Southwest
  37. South
  38. USA
  39. West
  40. sud
  41. Etats-Unis
  42. ouest
  43. sur
  44. Estados Unidos
  45. oeste
Genre/Form
  1. Government publications
  2. survey.
  3. enquête.
  4. encuesta.
Contents
  1. Part I. Law enforcement. Treatment of Mexican Americans -- Interference with Mexican American organizational efforts -- Inadequacy of local remedies -- Federal remedies.
  2. Part II. The judicial process. Jury exclusion -- Bail -- Representation by counsel -- Attitudes of Mexican Americans toward the courts.
  3. Part III. Language. Language disability and inequality before the law.
  4. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. "March 1970."
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.