Howard Henderson

More Than Race: Minority Issues in Criminal Justice Howard Henderson Revised First edition

Publisher Marketing: "More Than Race: Minority Issues in Criminal Justice" provides a unique opportunity for dialogue on the nature and extent of diversity in a 21st-century criminal justice reality. With inclusions from a diverse collection of practically relevant scholars, this reader examines issues of diversity relative to human rights, race, class, gender, sexual-orientation, age, religion, and social control, as situated within the contemporary criminal justice system. Howard Henderson provides the most comprehensive framework for discussions of diversity and criminal justice to date, with the ultimate goal of providing students with a realistic paradigm of situating minority issues within criminal justice. Howard Henderson is an associate professor of criminal justice in the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. His research focuses on correctional program and assessment effectiveness. Dr. Henderson's research has appeared in "Race and Justice," "Criminal Justice Policy Review," "Criminal Justice and Behavior," and the "Criminal Law Bulletin." Howard is also the editor-in-chief of the "Journal of Criminal Justice and Law Review." He is currently examining psychometric bias among offender risk need assessment instruments.