Includes bibliographical references and index.

Minorities, diversity, multiculturalism, globalization, and the criminal justice system -- Assimilation, acculturation, stereotyping, and classism in a democratic society -- Minorities based on age and disability -- Minorities based on gender and sexual preference -- Cultural competence and intercultural communication -- Law enforcement and minorities : specific demographic groups, victims, and offenders -- Law enforcement and minorities : community relations, hiring, and training -- The courts and the minorities -- Minorities in the court system -- Corrections, classism, poverty, and minority groups -- Corrections and minorities : minorities, gang affiliation, gender, and staff issues -- Juvenile minority wellness and health disparities, gender, sexual identity, youth culture, and social class -- Types of juvenile offending, gang affiliation by race and gender, and disproportionate minority contact in the juvenile system -- Cultural competence training, assessment, and evaluation of cultural competence, and evidence-based practices in cultural competent agencies -- Future trends in criminal justice.