African-American Youth in The Juvenile Justice System
POLICY BRIEF: RACIAL DISPARITIES IN YOUTH COMMITMENTS AND ARRESTS 1705 DeSales Street NW, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 sentencingproject.org This briefing paper was written by Joshua Rovner, State Advocacy Associate at The Sentencing Project. Published April 2016. The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing policy, addressing unjust racial disparities and practices, and advocating for alternatives to incarceration. The Sentencing Project • 1705 DeSales Street NW, 8th Floor • Washington, D.C. 20036 • sentencingproject.org 16
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eceive the death penalty. Early deb
punishment. The increased ease in t
According to the Office of Juvenile
Proposed Reforms Many scholars stre
Boston, youth court is available to
Types of Incarceration Some inmates
populations relative to their repre
unrelated to crime rates. That is,
targeted media campaign to shift pu
Promoting Alternatives: The JDAI Mo
Nationally, the youth rate of incar
The percentage of black arrests and
Working with Police The OJJDP data
Next, the County Attorney's staff w
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Both selective inattention (ignorin
FIGURE 6-1 Involvement of juveniles
comparable across states, and analy
assault (51 percent for NCVS and 57
FIGURE 6-2 Child risk indicators by
lack youth. The next section examin
one of the few studies of black cit
Huizinga and Elliott (1987) compare
controlling only for present offens
of their sentences (Carroll and Mon
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