There are persistent racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system. The current
paper reviews how and whether public and private strategies have effectively reduced such …

A large body of empirical research exists that attempts to determine whether or not police
discriminate on the basis of race. We investigate whether the methods used typically …

Notes on the geometry of crime/Patricia L. Brantingham and Paul J. Brantingham--
Territoriality and residential crime/Barbara B. Brown and Irwin Altman--In defense of …

This classic book serves as a starting point for any serious discussion of welfare reform.
Losing Ground argues that the ambitious social programs of the1960s and 1970s actually …

Our purpose in this chapter is to address one of the central yet difficult issues facing
criminology—race and violent crime. The centrality of the issue is seen on several fronts: the …

Three volatile issues—race, rights, and taxes—drive American politics today. They have
come to intersect with an entire range of domestic issues, from welfare policy to suburban …

Detailed and comprehensive, this volume presents authoritative discussions by leading
scholars on issues surrounding serious and violent juvenile offenders. This population is …

This paper addresses the general question of whether or not the satisfactory resolution of
the methodological criticisms of self-report research will result in greater consistency …

The book investigates patterns of criminal behavior and victimization and covers the
experiences of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Native …

Multiple Problem Youth addresses the complex connections among drug abuse,
delinquency, and mental health problems as they apply to adolescents and young adults …