Publication Type: Poster
Abstract: This study involves a comparative analysis of the demographics of a jail population on a single day (any given day in a jail) in 1999 and 2006 (seven year time period). Has the change in demographics impacted the capacity levels in the jail? Data will be presented on inmate gender, charge type, charge status, and bond type in order to determine what types of offenders are behind bars in these temporary facilities. This research provides a prescription for change to jail administrators nationwide who face the dilemma of either streamlining the process between the courts and jails, adding more beds through expansion, or building new detention centers.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: This is a paper on teaching and ideology. Rural Wisconsin, where I teach, is very homogenious and the students do not have much contact or experience outside the county, especially in regard to diversity. I found that students are often quite interested in critical ideas; however, the fear of "the other", the threat of conflict and isolation from their families and friends leads often to denials and rather emotional reactions to topics, especially in intro soc.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: No abstract available at this time.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Despite decades of research on the “new immigration,” we know little about how states and communities where Latino immigrants have recently settled respond to the arrival of these newcomers. Most research still highlights the experiences and problems of immigrant newcomers themselves; we have learned relatively little about the culture and institutions of long established residents in host states and communities. Based on a 2-year ethnographic study, this paper illuminates how 2 Indiana communities responded to the relatively sudden arrival of significant numbers of Latino immigrant newcomers, from 1995-2005. In one community, corporate and philanthropic elites determined the direction and tenor of the community response; organizations and resources that were developed for integration were subject to limiting criteria of “self-sufficiency.” In the other community, decentralized networks and fractious university groups combined to provide highly empathetic, but sporadic services; advocacy burnout, and a pervasive “multicultural complacency,” combined to limit the deeper institutionalization of newcomer integration efforts. Such findings make us skeptical that well-intended efforts at integrating Latino immigrant newcomers will persist over time; rather, our evidence suggests that current forms of community response have trajectories which will further marginalize Latino newcomers and their children in coming years.

Publication Type: Invited Paper