Our Children, Their Children Confronting Racial and Ethnic Differences in American Juvenile Justice

Name: Our Children, Their Children Confronting Racial and Ethnic Differences in American Juvenile Justice
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ISBN: 9780226319889

ISBN-10: 0226319881

ISBN-13: 9780226319889

Edition: 2005

Authors: Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, Darnell F. Hawkins

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Researchers argue that a second-rate and increasingly punitive juvenile justice system is allowed to persist since many believe it is designed for children in other ethnic and socioeconomic groups. Contributors look at the effects on juvenile justice of suburban sprawl.

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 440
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



Foreword




Introduction




Racial and Ethnic Differences in Juvenile Crime and Punishment: Past and Present



The Role of Race and Ethnicity in Juvenile Justice Processing




Racial and Ethnic Differences in Juvenile Offending




Degrees of Discretion: The First Juvenile Court and the Problem of Difference in the Early Twentieth Century




Race and the Jurisprudence of Juvenile Justice: A Tale in Two Parts, 1950-2000




Understanding Race Differences in Offending and the Administration of Justice



Suburban Sprawl, Race, and Juvenile Justice




Race and Crime: The Contribution of Individual, Familial, and Neighborhood-Level Risk Factors to Life-Course-Persistent Offending




Explaining Assessments of Future Risk: Race and Attributions of Juvenile Offenders in Presentencing Reports




"Justice by Geography": Racial Disparity and Juvenile Courts




Race, Ethnicity, and Juvenile Justice: Is There Bias in Postarrest Decision Making?




Toward Remedial Social Policy



Disproportionate Minority Confinement/Contact (DMC): The Federal Initiative




Mental Health Issues among Minority Offenders in the Juvenile Justice System




Minimizing Harm from Minority Disproportion in American Juvenile Justice




Conclusion



Contributors


Subject Index