What is multiculturalism? What is social diversity? What impact do multiculturalism and diversity have on the practice of criminal justice in contemporary American society?
What will be an ideal response?
The text defines multiculturalism as the existence within one society of diverse groups that maintain unique cultural identities while frequently accepting and participating in the larger society's legal and political systems. Diversity is simply the condition of being different, and multiculturalism is only one form of diversity. The diversity within American society makes the United States a truly multicultural society, composed of a wide variety of racial and ethnic heritages, diverse religions, incongruous values, disparate traditions, and distinct languages.
The diverse values, perspectives, and behaviors characteristic of various groups within society have a significant impact on the justice system and present special challenges to and opportunities for the practice of criminal justice in America. The demands and expectations placed on the agencies of criminal justice in our multicultural society involve a dilemma that relates back to the textbook theme: how to protect individual rights of self-expression while ensuring social control and public safety and security.
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