Black and male youths are overrepresented at every stage of juvenile justice processing.
The current study investigated racial, gender, and age disparities in the probability of a …

The present study investigated whether race moderates the effect of age on juvenile court
dispositions in ways that illuminate a subtler form of racial disparities than has been …

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 …

When a youth is accused of committing a crime, juvenile justice system arbiters, such as
probation officers, interview both the youth and the youth's guardian to gather information …

Research shows that public preferences about justice system approaches to decreasing
illegal behavior distinguish between adult and juvenile offending. We also know that fear of …

Prior research on juvenile court processing indicates that legal and extralegal factors impact
outcomes at judicial disposition. Less is known, however, if the combined effects of certain …

Youth involved in the juvenile justice system have enhanced traumatic exposure including
abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction compared to their non-involved counterparts …

There exists much scholarship on the decision-making process in the juvenile court. While a
variety of processes in the juvenile court, types of offenders, and theoretical frameworks …

According to the focal concerns perspective, the concerns guiding judges' sentencing
considerations are blameworthiness and harm, community protection, and practical …

Abstract Purpose The United States Supreme Court decision In re Gault highlighted the
importance of legal representation throughout juvenile justice proceedings. However, prior …