Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System. 1999 National Report Series. Juvenile Justice Bulletin [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 5667175
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED438337
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1999
- 17 p.
- Summary:
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This report provides data on minorities in the juvenile justice system. Minority juveniles are significantly over-represented in the juvenile justice system. In 1997, minorities made up about one-third of the juvenile population nationwide but accounted for nearly two-thirds of the detained and committed population in secure juvenile facilities. For black juveniles, the disparities were most evident. Section 1 of this report discusses the fact that disproportionate minority confinement often stems from disparity at early stages of case processing. Section 2 looks at self-reported delinquent and deviant behaviors of youth varied by race and ethnicity. Section 3 discusses how juvenile arrests disproportionately involved minorities. Section 4 explains how in 1996, black juveniles were referred to juvenile court at a rate more than double that for whites. Section 5 explains how white juveniles were less likely to be detained than black juveniles and juveniles of other races. Section 6 discusses how minorities accounted for 7 in 10 youth held in custody for violent offenses. Section 7 examines how on the 1997 consensus day, minority offenders had been in residential placement longer than other juveniles. Section 8 explains that nationally, custody rates for black juveniles were substantially higher than rates for other groups. Section 9 discusses how males, 17-year-olds, minorities, and person offenders predominate among youth sent to adult prisons. (SM)
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- Availability: Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20849-6000. Tel: 800-638-8736 (Toll Free); e-mail: puborder@jcjrs.org. Web site: http:/www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org.
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- 1999
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