Decision Making and Juvenile Justice: An Analysis of Bias in Case Processing

by Paul E. Tracy

Based on a comprehensive study of three counties in Texas, this work examines the idea of differential handling of minority youth offenders. Traditional wisdom indicates that minorities are over-represented in the juvenile justice system due to racism and discrimination within the system itself. The author refutes this logic by challenging current studies and examining the results of the Texas study. The findings suggest that minorities are represented...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275976513
• ISBN13: 9780275976514
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.5"