Race, gender, class, and criminal justice: examining barriers to justice

Section one. Defining the terms

Defining race and ethnicity

Defining sex and gender

Socioeconomic status, the American Dream, and colonialism

The ever-evolving definition of crime

Section two. Policing

Racial profiling and the police

The militarization of law enforcement and the case for community-oriented policing

Section three. Courts and sentencing

Judges, prosecutors, and indigent defense

Problem-solving courts

Death penalty

Section four. Corrections

The overuse of incarceration and possible alternatives

Reentry

Section five. Additional issues in gender and crime

Domestic violence

Human trafficking

Conclusion : Where do we go from here?

Glossary.