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Disproportionate minority contact and racism in the US : how we failed children of color /

Drawing on original data, this book addresses the issue of color-blind racism through an examination of the circular logic used by the juvenile justice system to criminalize non-White youth. It calls for a need to understand racial inequality in the justice system from a structural perspective rathe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Ketchum, Paul R., 1962- (Autor), Peck, B. Mitchell (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2022.
Colección:Sociology of diversity.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Policy born out of racist myth
  • Occam's razor : racial and ethnic inequality throughout society
  • Law enforcement contact with juveniles : arrests and citations
  • The juvenile justice system : intake decisions and outcomes
  • Juvenile self-reports of deviant and criminal behavior
  • Data issues and the case for self-report data
  • Police, juvenile court and juvenile specialist interviews.