Latino/a Youth in the US Justice System: Fair and Equitable?

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.