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 …

This paper reports on a systematic review and meta-analysis of disproportionate minority
contact in the juvenile justice system. A total of 79 independent samples were analyzed from …

Written by two of the most prominent criminologists in the field, Race and Crime, 6th Edition
takes an incisive look at the intersection of race and ethnicity and the criminal justice system …

Minority youth are disproportionately represented in the juvenile justice system. Examining
how racial disparities relate to biased entry into and continued involvement with the system …

Disproportionate minority contact (DMC) has been a perplexing problem for the juvenile
justice system, and recognized as a national priority since the 1980s. The over …

The current study provides a systematic review of 107 studies. Studies were drawn from
academic journals, reports, and edited books from January 2001 to December 2014. The …

The present study examines whether racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice declined
significantly in a state that has made substantial reform efforts in compliance with the …

To reduce disproportionate minority contact (DMC) in their juvenile justice systems, policy
makers must alter decision-making processes through policy interventions. Effective DMC …

Importance More than 50 000 youths are incarcerated in the United States on any given day,
and youth incarceration has been linked to lasting adverse outcomes, including early …

The extent to which disproportionate minority contact (DMC) in the juvenile justice system
varies across states remains largely unknown. Using a multijurisdictional sample of 146 …