Decision making and juvenile justice : an analysis of bias in case processing / / Paul E. Tracy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821595503321
• Autore: Tracy Paul E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2002; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• ISBN: 979-84-00-63854-1; 1-280-42276-9; 9786610422760; 0-313-01096-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.36/068/4/4
• Soggetti: Juvenile justice, Administration of - Decision making; Discrimination in juvenile justice administration
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-190) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- DECISION MAKING AND JUVENILE JUSTICE -- Contents -- Illustrations -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- ORIGIN OF DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY CONFINEMENT: FEDERAL MANDATES -- EXTENT OF DISPROPORTIONATE MINORITY CONFINEMENT: THE FEDERAL VIEW -- MINORITIES AND CRIME -- Differential Involvement -- Differential Selection -- PRESENT RESEARCH -- 2 Prior Research -- POPE AND FEYERHERM ASSESSMENT OF THE LITERATURE -- Research Setting -- Sample Selection -- Measurement of Variables -- Mode of Statistical Analysis -- Other Assessments -- PRIOR RESEARCH -- Detention at Intake -- Prosecutor's Decision -- Disposition -- Limitations -- 3 Methods -- BACKGROUND TO PRESENT RESEARCH -- SAMPLE SELECTION -- MEASUREMENT OF VARIABLES -- Dependent Variables -- Independent Variables -- Measurement Problems -- Sample Selection Bias -- NOTE -- 4 Minority Overrepresentation: Aggregate Measures -- AGGREGATE DATA -- Arrest/Referral Ratios -- Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC) Referral Data -- Disproportionate Representation Index (DRI) -- LIMITATIONS OF AGGREGATE DATA -- 5 Decision ; Making in County-1 -- DETENTION DECISIONS -- All Cases -- Males -- Females -- Conclusion -- FORWARD A CASE TO THE DISTRICT AT TORNEY -- All Cases -- Males -- Females -- Conclusion -- DA'S DECISION TO PROSECUTE A CASE -- All Cases -- Males -- Females -- Conclusion -- PLACEMENT BY THE COURT -- All Cases -- Males -- Females -- Conclusion -- SUPPLEMENTARY ANALYSIS: DETENTION RECORDS -- STATUS OFFENSES -- OFFENSES COMMITTED BY ASIAN-AMERICAN YOUTH -- COUNTY-1 SUMMARY -- NOTES -- 6 Decision Making in County-2 -- DETENTION DECISIONS -- All Cases -- Males -- Females -- Conclusion -- DECISION TO FORWARD A CASE TO THE DA -- All Cases -- Males -- Females -- Conclusion -- DA'S DECISION TO PROSECUTE A CASE -- All Cases -- Males -- Females -- Conclusion.; PLACEMENT BY THE COURT -- STATUS OFFENSES -- OFFENSES COMMITTED BY ASIAN-AMERICAN YOUTH -- COUNTY-2 SUMMARY -- NOTE -- 7 Decision Making in County-3 -- DETENTION DECISIONS -- ALL CASES -- Males -- Females -- Conclusion -- DECISION TO REFER CASE TO COURT -- All Cases -- Males -- Females -- Conclusion -- PLACEMENT BY THE COURT -- All Cases -- Males -- Females -- Conclusion -- STATUS OFFENSES -- SUMMARY -- 8 Survey of Juvenile Justice Practitioners -- METHODS -- Sample Selection -- Sample Demographics -- SURVEY RESULTS -- Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System -- Views on the Juvenile Justice System in Texas -- Views on Delinquency -- Ratings of Factors by Respondents' Profile -- Case Scenario Evaluation -- CONCLUSION -- NOTE -- 9 Summary and Implications -- SUMMARY -- SUMMARY OF FINDINGS -- Aggregate Measures of Delinquency -- Case-Level Data -- Survey of Practitioners -- IMPLICATIONS -- Race and Delinquency Involvement -- Juvenile Justice Policy -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.