RT Article
T1 Locking Up Youth: The Impact of Race on Detention Decisions
JF Journal of research in crime and delinquency
VO 31
IS 2
SP 149
OP 165
A1 Wordes, Madeleine
A1 Bynum, Timothy S.
A1 Corley, Charles J.
LA English
YR 1994
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639659994
AB Prior research has produced inconsistent findings regarding the relationship between race and secure detention of juveniles. Many previous studies were conducted in single jurisdictions, had limited measures of offense seriousness, often did not examine the influence of social factors, and experienced sample selection problems. Using data on felony offenses in five counties, this study examined detention at three stages in the juvenile justice process: police detention, court intake detention, and preliminary hearing detention. Data were collected from case files in police agencies and juvenile courts to reflect actual offense behavior and the youths' family and social situations. Bivariate and logistic regression techniques were used to explore the issue of racial disparity. Findings indicated that African American and Latino youth were more likely to be detained at each decision point, even after controlling for the influence of offense seriousness and social factors
K1 Jugendliche
K1 Rassendiskriminierung
K1 Untersuchungshaft
K1 USA
K1 Jugendstrafrechtspraxis
DO 10.1177/0022427894031002004