Diversion and recidivism: Salt Lake Peer Court unsettling racial and ethnic disparities

Youth courts are a diversion program steering first-time, justice-involved youth away from the juvenile justice system. A comparison of recidivism outcomes between Salt Lake Peer Court (SLPC) and Juvenile Court referred youth during 2010 – 2016, shows that individual characteristics affected recidiv...

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Main Author: Owen, Rebecca Y. (Author)
Contributors: Muñoz, Ed A. ; Adams, Nathanael L.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Journal of ethnicity in criminal justice
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 46-73
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Recidivism
Race/ethnicity
peer courts
Juvenile Justice
Diversion