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Decision making and juvenile justice : an analysis of bias in case processing /
Based on a comprehensive study of three counties in Texas, this work examines the idea of differential handling of minority youth offenders. Traditional wisdom indicates that minorities are over-represented in the juvenile justice system due to racism and discrimination within the system itself. The...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
2002.
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| Colección: | ABC-Clio ebook.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Based on a comprehensive study of three counties in Texas, this work examines the idea of differential handling of minority youth offenders. Traditional wisdom indicates that minorities are over-represented in the juvenile justice system due to racism and discrimination within the system itself. The author refutes this logic by challenging current studies and examining the results of the Texas study. The findings suggest that minorities are represented in the juvenile justice system in greater numbers than their majority offender counterparts due to their greater involvement in criminal activity, not to any differential treatment they may receive at crucial decision points within the system. This highly controversial study argues for a more thorough examination of the problem as well as the methodologies employed to examine and address it. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190) and index. |
| ISBN: | 031301096X 9780313010965 0275976513 9780275976514 1280422769 9781280422768 9786610422760 6610422761 |
| Acceso: | Electronic resource (access conditions). |