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UNINA9910968493803321 |
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Mooradian John K. <1953-> |
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Disproportionate confinement of African-American juvenile delinquents / / John K. Mooradian |
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New York, : LFB Scholarly, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-36133-6 |
9786610361335 |
1-59332-077-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (211 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Discrimination in juvenile justice administration - United States |
Juvenile detention - United States |
African American juvenile delinquents |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-199) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Overview -- Disproportionate Confinement of African- American Male Delinquents -- Major Developments in Delinquency Intervention, Policy, and Theory -- Social Ecology and Delinquency -- Problem, Participants, and Procedures -- Relationships among Variables -- Interpretations and Implications -- Notes -- Correlation Matrix Showing Correction for Attenuation -- Systems Dynamics -- References -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Mooradian finds that the disproportionate number of African-American youth who are confined as juvenile delinquents is not purely a product of their delinquent acts. In analyses of real-world social agency data, particular combinations of personal, familial, societal, and juvenile-justice variables emerged as the best explanations for the problem.In addition, Mooradian suggests that culturally-sensitive measures are required in order to represent the particular experience of African-American youth and families. Analysis of some widely used clinical measures indicates that many of the included items and factors are inapplicable to African-Americans. Thus, he presents new scales, developed from these instruments, to improve the validity of measurement and the utility of the results.Historical issues in |
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