Latino/a Youth in the US Justice System: Fair and Equitable?
Francisco A. Villarruel
Wednesday, 12 Nov 2003 at 8:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Francisco A. Villarruel is a University Outreach Fellow at Michigan State University, a member of the Leadership Team and Research Associate of the Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, a Professor of Family and Child Ecology at Michigan State University, and a faculty affiliate of Julian Samora Research Institute, the only Hispanic research institute at a major Midwestern university that is committed to the generation, transmission, and application of knowledge to serve the needs of Latino communities in the Midwest.He is the co-editor of Making Invisible Latino Youth Visible: A Critical Approach to Latino Diversity and Community Youth Development: Programs, Practices and Policies.He is also the chair of the National Hispanic Education Alliance.He received his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Family and Child Studies.
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