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Author(s) -
de la Garza Rodolfo O.,
DeSipio Louis
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.436
Subject(s) - state (computer science) , population , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , political science , criminology , psychology , social psychology , medicine , environmental health , algorithm , computer science
Abstract This article assesses Latino views of the court system, both of their beliefs about the courts and their experiences with the courts. Relying primarily on the Latino over‐sample of the National Center for State Courts (2000) survey of public attitudes toward the courts, we evaluate three aspects of the Latino–judicial relationship. First, we measure whether there are differences between Latino and non‐Latino views of the courts. Second, we assess whether there are differences within the Latino community, particularly differences based on nativity, in Latino attitudes toward the courts. Finally, we assess the implications of Latino views of the courts for US society in general. We are particularly concerned about whether having a greater share of Latinos in the population will create new pressures to reform the judiciary. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.