RT Article
T1 Understanding the link between race/ethnicity, drug offending, and juvenile court outcomes
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 63
IS 14
SP 1807
OP 1837
A1 Leiber, Michael J.
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1577785770
AB Compared with criminal sentencing decisions, limited research has assessed the impact of an imagery of a “dangerous” offender on the interrelationships between race/ethnicity and juvenile court outcomes. Applying base premises from Steen, Engen, and Gainey’s perspective concerning the dangerous drug offender stereotype, the present study examines the case outcomes of White, Black, and Hispanic youth charged with drug offenses and who match the stereotype of a “dangerous drug offender” (male drug seller with a prior record). Findings suggest that youth who fully matched the stereotype were more likely to receive harsher dispositions compared with those who have some or none of the characteristics, but the magnitude of these effects for Whites did not exceed those of Blacks and Hispanics.
K1 Race and drug offending
K1 Racial crossover
K1 Racial/ethnic stereotyping
K1 Juvenile court outcomes
K1 Drogenkriminalität
DO 10.1177/0011128717714424