PSY-5505 Diversity In Forensic Psychology V3

Engel, R. S., Corsaro, N., & Ozer, M. M. (2017). The impact of police on criminal justice reform. Criminology & Public Policy, 16(2), 375–402.
Engel et al. (2017) study the impact of changes to policing practices within the Cincinnati Police Department. Their findings suggest that evidence-based police practices are an important component of criminal justice reform and can contribute to a decrease in incarceration rates.

Linder, L. (2020). Expanding the definition of dignity: The case for broad criminal justice reform that accounts for gender disparities. University of Louisville Law Review, 58(3), 435.
Linder (2020) reviews the impact of mass incarceration on women as well as suggests legislative reforms that can reduce incarceration among women.

Lofstrom, M., Martin, B., & Raphael, S. (2020). Effect of sentencing reform on racial and ethnic disparities in involvement with the criminal justice system: The case of California’s Proposition 47. Criminology and Public Policy, 19(4), 1165–1208.
This journal article uses different ethnic and racial groups to explore the disparate impacts of recent California sentencing reform on arrest and incarceration rates experienced by California residents.

Lustbader, S. (2017). The right to an attorney is not enough: Steps to rid the criminal justice system of its poverty tax. Fordham Urban Law Journal, 44(5), 1407–1430.
Lustbader (2017) discusses policing practices and court policies that disproportionately negatively impact individuals from lower socioeconomic statuses. They suggest reforms that may reduce this disparity.

Whitman, C. N. (2017). Transgender criminal justice: Ethical and constitutional perspectives. Ethics & Behavior, 27(6), 445–457.
Whitman (2017) discusses the high rates of discrimination and victimization among transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) both within the community and within corrections. They suggest ways in which forensic mental health professionals may serve TGNC to reduce human rights violations that occur within the criminal justice system.