Language as a Barrier to Equality: Assessing the Gap Between a Sample of English-Speaking and Non-English-Speaking Defendants in Travis County, Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorVandiver, Donna
dc.contributor.authorRojas, Roberto Lee
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCancino, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBowman, Scott
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-24T15:02:23Z
dc.date.available2020-08-24T15:02:23Z
dc.date.issued2008-12
dc.description.abstractWith the recent controversy surrounding immigration laws in the United States, it is clear this topic will continue to drive and influence future policy changes as to how these individuals are handled in the criminal justice system. Included in this thesis is a review of the relevant literature that takes into consideration race and ethnicity and examines their effect on how defendants are processed throughout various stages of the justice system. Judging from the available research, it appears that there are extra-legal variables that come into play when making decisions regarding certain elements such as making arrests, pretrial release and sentencing. Results of this study indicate that Spanish-speakers are more likely to be arrested for DWI and uncooperative offenses, English-speakers were more likely to secure release on bond, the mean bond amount for Spanish-speakers was slightly higher than that of English-speakers, and both language and charge type were significantly related to release on bond.
dc.description.departmentCriminal Justice and Criminology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent83 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationRojas, R. L. (2008). Language as a barrier to equality: Assessing the gap between a sample of English-speaking and non-English-speaking defendants in Travis County, Texas (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/12476
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectcriminal defense
dc.subjectdefense procedures
dc.subjectculture and law
dc.titleLanguage as a Barrier to Equality: Assessing the Gap Between a Sample of English-Speaking and Non-English-Speaking Defendants in Travis County, Texas
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentCriminal Justice
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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