The Influence of Race in Juvenile Justice Processing
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This article examines the effect of defendant's race on juvenile justice processing in a large southern state. The study traces the movement of a cohort of over 50,000 youths through multiple decision-making stages from intake screening to judicial disposition. After controlling for legal and processing variables in multivariate analyses, we find that race has a direct effect on decisions made at several processing junctures. Indirect and cumulative effects of race are also addressed and implications for future research explored.
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Goldschmied, N., Ramona, A., Stilman, E., Bomberger, E., Lehman, F., Malek, K., & Minagawa, R. (2025) · Psychological Reports · doi:10.1177/00332941231202453
- Authors
- BISHOP, D. M., & FRAZIER, C. E.
- Venue
- Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1988-08
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 242-263
- ISSN
- 0022-4278 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-731X
- OpenAlex
- W2105252545
- Cited by
- 176
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 10.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Social Sciences › Education › Education Discipline and Inequality
- Social Sciences › Law › Legal and Social Justice Studies
- Keywords
- race, juvenile justice, racial disparities, juvenile delinquency, decision-making stages, cumulative effects, racial bias
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