Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
MacQuarrie Hall 512
408.924.5337
Office hours: T/R 3-4:30
Email: claudio.verasanchez@sjsu.edu
Professor Bio
My research interests are centered on how Latino and African American juveniles, from underprivileged neighborhoods, are criminalized by both nurturing (e.g., schools) and non-nurturing (e.g., police) institutions.
My research interests also involve channeling at-risk Latino and African American youth, some who have been previously gang affiliated, to a path of success (e.g., college).
Research and Teaching Interests
Statistics; Quantitative Research Methods; Juvenile Delinquency; The policing of Latino and African American youth.
Selected Publications
Vera Sanchez, C. G. & Adams E. B. (2011). Sacrificed on the altar of public safety: The policing of Latino and African American youth. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 27, 322-341
Vera Sanchez, C. G., Rosenbaum D. P. (2011). Racialized policing: Officers’ voices on policing Latino and African American neighborhoods. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 9, 152-178.
