Professor Urbina is author, coauthor, or editor of over 90 scholarly publications (published or in print) on a wide range of topics, including 15 academic books and 5 trade and other literary books (poetry books, a children’s book, and inspirational and philosophical books): 

1. From Shepherd to Renowned Scholar:  Mi Vida, Between the Wind and the Rain, I Looked up and Wept (forthcoming). 
2. Latinos and the U.S. Criminal Justice System:  Police, Courts, Corrections, and the Pursuit of Justice (forthcoming), with Valentina Urbina and Ilse Aglaé Peña.
3. Chronicles of Mexican Immigrants:  Their Lives, the Art of Navigating Struggles and Resistance, and the Dream of Dignity (forthcoming), with Valentina Urbina.
4. The Beauty of Memory:  In Our Quest for Love, Success, and Human Dignity (English Edition, 2026, forthcoming), with Valentina Urbina.
5. Life After Prison:  Manual for Overcoming Barriers, Community Reentry, and Steps for Making It Outside (2026), Ilse Aglaé Peña.  In print.   
6. 50 Love Poems for the Soul and the Heart:  Inspirational Poetry that will Change Your Life (English Edition, 2026).
7. Emiliano’s Adventure Through the Rainforest:  A Journey of Courage and Faith:  La Aventura de Emiliano por la Selva:  Un Viaje de Valentía y Fe (Bilingual & Illustrated Edition, 2026). 
8. 50 Poemas de Amor Para el Alma y el Corazon:  50 Love Poems for the Soul and the Heart (Spanish Edition, 2026). 
9. Latino Police Officers in the United States:  Practice, Policy, and Leadership, 2^nd ed. (2026), with Valentina Urbina.
10. Immigration and the Law:  Race, Citizenship, and Social Control (2018).
11. Hispanics in the U.S. Criminal Justice System:  Ethnicity, Ideology, and Social Control, 2^nd ed. (2018).
12. Ethnicity and Criminal Justice in the Era of Mass Incarceration:  A Critical Reader on the Latino Experience (2017).
13. Latino Access to Higher Education:  Ethnic Realities and New Directions for the Twenty-First Century (2016).
14. Latino Police Officers in the United States:  An Examination of Emerging Trends and Issues (2015).
15. Twenty-First Century Dynamics of Multiculturalism:  Beyond Post-Racial America (2014).
16. Ethnic Realities of Mexican Americans:  From Colonialism to 21^st Century Globalization (2014).
17. Capital Punishment in America:  Race and the Death Penalty Over Time (2012).
18. Hispanics in the U.S. Criminal Justice System:  The New American Demography (2012).
19. A Comprehensive Study of Female Offenders:  Life Before, During, and After Incarceration (2008).
20. Capital Punishment and Latino Offenders:  Racial and Ethnic Differences in Death Sentences (2003, 2011).

His work has been published in national and international academic journals, to include:

• Justice Quarterly
• Critical Criminology
• Social Justice
• Latino Studies
• Criminal Law Bulletin
• UCLA Law Review

For a complete list of Urbina’s research and publications, visit his

• University Webpage: faculty.sulross.edu/wp/murbina
• Author Page on Amazon: amazon.com/author/martin.guevara.urbina