Predicting Secure Detention Placement for African-American Juvenile Offenders: Addressing the Disproportionate Minority Confinement Problem

Disproportionate minority contact and confinement (DMC) are significant problems within the juvenile justice system in the United States. Minority youth are more often arrested, court referred, placed in locked facilities, and transferred to adult criminal courts. In fact, African American youth are...

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Main Author: Mallett, Christopher A (Author)
Contributors: Stoddard Dare, Patricia A
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2010
In:Year: 2010
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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