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Minority Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Disproportionate Minority Contact

Publication year: 2009 | Cataloged on: Jun. 09, 2009
ANNOTATION: Issues related to the disproportionate representation of minorities in juvenile justice systems are addressed. This brief contains the following sections: introduction; explanations for disproportionate minority contact -- jurisdiction, law enforcement, punitive juvenile laws, and racial bias; issues and approaches for the federal level, Models for Change, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), Burns Institute, and recent activity; strategies to reduce disproportionate minority contact; and conclusion.
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