Gringo Justice: Catholicism in American Culture

by Alfredo Mirande

Gringo Justice is a comprehensive analysis and interpretation of the experiences of the Chicano people with the legal and judicial system in the United States. Beginning in 1848 and working to the present, a theory of Gringo justice is developed and applied to specific areas―displacement from the land, vigilantes and social bandits, the border, the police, gangs, and prisons. A basic issue addressed is how the image of Chicanos as bandits or criminals has persisted in various forms.

278 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 1990

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A review of Mexico/US border history, tensions, laws, and historical figures throughout southwestern history. A lot of interesting California history and trivia. The book is openly biased but has some great information and is fairly well written, considering there are not many real scholarly texts on the topic.

I read this for a the course Latinos and the Law.

[Richard A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

The seminal book on Chicano sociopolitical history in the United States and the concept of "mobilization of bias" which portrayed Chicano's in a negative manner while ignoring the systemic problems influencing their participation in the community.