RT Article
T1 Racial and ethnic disparities in the police handling of juvenile arrests
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 64
IS 11
SP 1375
OP 1393
A1 Claus, Ronald E.
A2 Vidal, Sarah
A2 Harmon, Michele Alicia
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1582448736
AB The overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minority youth in early stages of juvenile justice processing remains a long-standing concern. The current study uses data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to examine the effects of race and ethnicity on postarrest handling of juvenile cases by the police. Multilevel analyses controlling for extralegal and contextual factors found that disproportionate minority contact (DMC) was not observed for more severe charges, but Hispanic and minority youth facing less severe charges were more likely to be referred to authorities. Because even small disparities in postarrest handling may have a cumulative effect, the findings highlight the continuing need to better understand police officer behaviors and agency processes that result in DMC.
K1 Disparities
K1 Juvenile justice
K1 Race
K1 Ethnicity
K1 Gender
K1 National Incident-Based Reporting System
K1 NIBRS
DO 10.1177/0011128717741615