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Juvenile Justice - Minorities

  • The Racial and Ethnic Disparities Reduction Practice Manual (2016)

    This Practice Manual [the RED Practice Manual] is an effort to provide practical, concrete strategies for jurisdictions to use to reduce racial and

  • Identifying Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems through Data Collection [Webinar] (2016)

    This [90 minute] webinar discusses how data can be used to help identify racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile and criminal justice systems

  • Unbalanced Youth Justice (2018)

    To help you better understand racial and ethnic disparities and how juvenile justice is being administered in your county, state, and nationwide, B

  • Model Indian Juvenile Code, 2016 Revision (2016)

    Too many tribal juvenile codes are nearly indistinguishable from adult criminal codes.

  • Repairing the Breach: A Brief History of Youth of Color in the Justice System (2015)

    This publication covers: the period of first contact and youth of color; the clash over family structure with Northern tribes; Black child during t

  • Reducing Harms to Boys and Young Men of Color from Criminal Justice System Involvement (2015)

    Boys and young men of color are overrepresented in all aspects of the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems, at considerable cost to those

  • Youth Residing in Juvenile Detention, Correctional and/or Residential Facilities by Race and Hispanic Origin (2017)

    Although the United States still leads the industrialized world in the rate at which it locks up young people, the youth confinement rate in the US

  • Youth Residing in Juvenile Detention, Correctional and/or Residential Facilities (2017)

    Although the United States still leads the industrialized world in the rate at which it locks up young people, the youth confinement rate in the US

  • New Mexico Juvenile Justice Tribal Notification Policy Research Project: Final Report (2015)

    The tribal notification provision for Native youth entering the state juvenile justice system, unique to the State of New Mexico, has been identifi

  • Untangling the Web: Juvenile Justice in Indian Country (2016)

    This Article provides a thorough description and diagnosis of the reasons that the Indian country juvenile justice system continues to fail Native

  • Involvement in the Juvenile Justice System for African American Adolescents: Examining Associations with Behavioral Health Problems (2017)

    While researchers have found that African American youth experience higher levels of juvenile justice involvement at every system level (arrest, se

  • The Discontinuity of Offending Among African American Youth in the Juvenile Justice System (2017)

    Little is known about what factors contribute to African American youth desisting from offending … Researchers investigated whether youth possessed

  • Racial Disparities in Juvenile Justice Referrals to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (2016)

    This article examines the confluence of mental health needs and racial disparities within the juvenile justice system.

  • Racial-Ethnic Fairness (2018)

    Step into juvenile delinquency courts throughout the country, and you will usually find the number of children of color who appear there are far ou

  • Special Topics: Hispanic Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) provide the latest answers to commonly asked questions about Hispanic youth in the juvenile justice system.