Understanding the Subgroup Complexities of Transfer: The Impact of Juvenile Race and Gender on Waiver Decisions

While prior research has consistently found the presence of extralegal disparities in juvenile justice decision-making, less research has investigated the combined effects of a juvenile’s race and gender on the decision to transfer youth to adult court. The current study examines both the individual...

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Main Author: Bryson, Sara L. (Author)
Contributors: Peck, Jennifer H.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Youth violence and juvenile justice
Year: 2020, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 135-155
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Gender
Juvenile Court
Race
Transfer
waiver
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Summary:While prior research has consistently found the presence of extralegal disparities in juvenile justice decision-making, less research has investigated the combined effects of a juvenile’s race and gender on the decision to transfer youth to adult court. The current study examines both the individual and joint influence of race and gender on transfer decisions of all judicial waiver-eligible youth in a Northeast state from 2004 to 2014. Results indicate that Black males had the highest likelihood of being judicially waived, followed by White males, then Black females. White females had the greatest chance of being retained in juvenile court. The findings have important implications for juvenile court processing by informing researchers, practitioners, and policyholders about potential reform efforts that target judicial waiver.
ISSN:1556-9330
DOI:10.1177/1541204019869398