RT Article
T1 Decoupling the Labeling Tradition: Exploring Gang Affiliation and the Application of Law
JF Youth violence and juvenile justice
VO 15
IS 4
SP 343
OP 358
A1 Caudill, Jonathan Wendell 1977-
A1 DeLisi, Matt
A1 Diamond, Brie
A1 Karas, Stephanie
A2 DeLisi, Matt
A2 Diamond, Brie
A2 Karas, Stephanie
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1744734682
AB Scholars have tested Becker’s master status thesis on criminal justice system outcomes, yet have been unable to disentangle the label from behavioral characteristics. To clarify the effects of labels, we used archival juvenile court data to test Becker’s master status through the effects of gang affiliation on case disposition. Stratified multivariate regression models revealed consistent effects of predictors—mental health needs, offenses per case, felony offense, and pretrial detention—on case referral to juvenile court across the gang-affiliated demarcation. The static effects of legal predictors across the gang demarcation levy questions about the legal consequences of labels.
K1 Case Disposition
K1 Juvenile Court
K1 juvenile justice
K1 Labeling
K1 Master Status
K1 Prosecution
DO 10.1177/1541204016689492