Minorities in Juvenile Justice [Paperback]

Providing current information on the disparate treatment of minority youth within the juvenile justice system, this volume begins by identifying the need for a better understanding of how minority youths experience this system. The book then draws on research programmes that reflect different techniques of investigation, sampling and analysis with several racial minority groups. Topics include: juvenile encounters with police; the role of community structure in shaping the perceptions of juvenile crime and the response to it; and the treatment of Native American youths in juvenile justice. In conclusion the book outlines strategies for research and observation of over-representation of minorities as well as steps to help overcome racial biaProviding current information on the disparate treatment of minority youth within the juvenile justice system, this volume begins by identifying the need for a better understanding of how minority youths experience this system. The book then draws on research programmes that reflect different techniques of investigation, sampling and analysis with several racial minority groups. Topics include: juvenile encounters with police; the role of community structure in shaping the perceptions of juvenile crime and the response to it; and the treatment of Native American youths in juvenile justice. In conclusion the book outlines strategies for research and observation of over-representation of minorities as well as steps to help overcome racial biaThe DMC Initiative - William Feyerherm
The Convergence of Policy and Research Themes
Reflections on Race Effects in Juvenile Justice - Charles E Frazier and Donna M Bishop
Policing Juveniles - Madeline Wordes and Timothy S Bynum
Is There Bias against Youth of Color?
The Social Context of Juvenile Justice Administration - Barry C Feld
Racial Disparities in an Urban Juvenile Court
The Role of Race in Juvenile Jusl#Ð