A Multilevel Analysis of Juvenile Court Processes: The Importance of Community Characteristics
Publication year:
2008
| Cataloged on:
Aug. 26, 2008
ANNOTATION: The impact of race/ethnicity and community disadvantage on juvenile court outcomes in Arizona is examined. Seven sections follow an executive summary: purpose, goals, and objectives; review of literature; research objectives; research design and methods; findings for descriptives, racial/ethnic disparities (informal diversion, detention, petition filed, dismissal of petition, and out-of-home placement) and the relationship between juvenile court actions and recidivism; and discussion and research implications for policy and practice. "Analyses show that Blacks, Hispanic/Latinos, and American Indian juveniles were treated more severely in juvenile court than their White counterparts" (p. i).