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Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System: A Study of Differential Minority Arrest/Referral to Court in Three Cities

Publication year: 2007 | Cataloged on: Oct. 16, 2007
ANNOTATION: Disproportionate minority contact (DMC) at the time of arrest and also at court referral is examined. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction and literature review; methods; findings -- main effects of race and ethnicity; and conclusion. "DMC can not be explained by differences in offending behavior of different racial groups" (p. 41).
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