PRLS 2505: Latinxs in the Criminal Justice Complex (Aja): Week 3: Criminology / LatinX Criminal Imaginary (pt 1)

Prof. Aja's Fall 2020 OER

Week 3

Critical Criminology and the Construction of the LatinX Criminal Imaginary, Part I

State Violence, and the Social and Legal Construction of Latino Criminality: From El Bandido to Gang Member.
Romero, M. (2001). State Violence, and the Social and Legal Construction of Latino Criminality: From El Bandido to Gang Member. Denver University Law Review, 78(4), 1081–1118.
La Evolución Del 'Bandido' Al 'Pachuco' ": A Critical Examination and Evaluation of Criminological Literature on Chicanos.
Trujillo, Larry D. “‘La Evolución Del 'Bandido' Al 'Pachuco' ": A Critical Examination and Evaluation of Criminological Literature on Chicanos.” Issues in Criminology, vol. 9, no. 2, 1974, pp. 43–67. JSTOR,

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