U.S. Department of Justice

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  • 024171

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  • Published 2009.
  • 29 pages.

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The Keeper and the Kept: Reflections on Local Obstacles to Disparities Reduction in Juvenile Justice Systems and a Path to Change

Publication year: 2009 | Cataloged on: Dec. 22, 2009
ANNOTATION: Problems with reducing disproportionate minority confinement (DMC) in local juvenile justice systems are described along with strategies for addressing minority and ethnic disparities. Topics discussed include: piercing the facade of intractability—a systemic lack of accountability; the long journey to equity—negotiating race and ethnicity and the myth of detention as “service”; and an intentional approach of 13 key elements for reducing disparities.
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