scholarly journals Exploring Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System Over the Year Following First Arrest

Author(s):  
Namita Tanya Padgaonkar ◽  
Amanda E. Baker ◽  
Mirella Dapretto ◽  
Adriana Galván ◽  
Paul J. Frick ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cherie Dawson-Edwards ◽  
Richard Tewksbury ◽  
Nadia T. Nelson

This study explores perceptions and awareness of disproportionate minority contact (DMC) by stakeholders in juvenile justice, youth-serving community organizations, schools, social services, and the faith community. This study is derived from a statewide assessment, which included in-person interviews with individuals that have personal and professional relationships within the juvenile justice system. Findings support the contention that individuals are either unaware of the prevalence of DMC, have already formed prejudices about minority youth within the system, or do not appreciate the degree of importance DMC has on the development of minority youth.


2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer H. Peck

In 2002, the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 required that states participating in the Formula Grants Program must put forth a good faith effort at addressing juvenile delinquency and the presence of minority youth at all decision-making points of the juvenile justice system without the use of numerical quotas. The last decade has brought about increases in states’ efforts at identifying and assessing the extent of disproportionate minority contact (DMC) across juvenile court contacts. Many states have already implemented or are currently implementing intervention and prevention efforts at reducing DMC. However, the segments of identification, assessment, and intervention are only three of the five phases of the DMC mandate. In light of the progression of the DMC mandate since its original implementation in 1988, the purpose of this essay is to spark discussion on the future of examining DMC in the juvenile justice system through a researcher’s perspective. Various topics that relate to DMC are presented as ideas for readers to consider, as they progress with their research agendas.


2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 596-626
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Spinney ◽  
Marcia Cohen ◽  
William Feyerherm ◽  
Rachel Stephenson ◽  
Martha Yeide ◽  
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2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily R. Cabaniss ◽  
James M. Frabutt ◽  
Mary H. Kendrick ◽  
Margaret B. Arbuckle

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nordia A. Campbell ◽  
Ashlee R. Barnes ◽  
Amber Mandalari ◽  
Eyitayo Onifade ◽  
Christina A. Campbell ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 573-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Spinney ◽  
Marcia Cohen ◽  
William Feyerherm ◽  
Rachel Stephenson ◽  
Martha Yeide ◽  
...  

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