Deservingness and Punishment in Juvenile Justice: Do Black Youth Grow Up “Faster” in the Eyes of the Court?

The present study investigated whether race moderates the effect of age on juvenile court dispositions in ways that illuminate a subtler form of racial disparities than has been previously identified. Drawing on prior theory and research, we hypothesize that at young ages, virtually all youth are pe...

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Main Author: Zane, Steven N. (Author)
Contributors: Cochran, Joshua C. ; Mears, Daniel P.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Youth violence and juvenile justice
Year: 2022, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-62
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