Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the US : : How We Failed Children of Color / / Paul R. Ketchum, B. Mitchell Peck.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
• VerfasserIn: Ketchum, Paul R.,; Peck, B. Mitchell,
• MitwirkendeR: Embrick, David G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Bristol University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Sociology of Diversity
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (242 p.) :; 28 Black and White

Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) refers to the proportional overrepresentation of minority youth at each step of the juvenile justice system. This book addresses the issue of color-blind racism through an examination of the circular logic used by the juvenile justice system to criminalize non-White youth. Drawing on original data, including interviews with court and probation officers and juvenile self-reports, the authors call for a need to understand racial and ethnic inequality in the juvenile justice system from a structural perspective rather than simply at the level of individual bias. This unique research will contribute to larger discussions on how race operates in the United States.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Series Editor Preface -- Introduction: Policy Born Out of Racist Myth -- Occam’s Razor: Racial/Ethnic Inequality Throughout Society -- Law Enforcement Contact with Juveniles: Arrests and Citations -- The Juvenile Justice System: Intake Decisions and Outcomes -- Juvenile Self-Reports of Deviant and Criminal Behavior -- Data Issues and the Case for Self-Report Data -- Police, Juvenile Court and Juvenile Specialist Interviews -- Conclusion and Discussion -- Juvenile Self-Report Questionnaire -- Interview Guide for Judges, Police Officers and Juvenile Specialists -- Bibliography -- Index