04864oam 2200637 a 450 991082159550332120240410144251.0979-84-00-63854-11-280-42276-997866104227600-313-01096-X10.5040/9798400638541(CKB)111087026966192(OCoLC)232161595(CaPaEBR)ebrary10023125(SSID)ssj0000135825(PQKBManifestationID)11157220(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135825(PQKBWorkID)10065085(PQKB)10219963(Au-PeEL)EBL3000818(CaPaEBR)ebr10023125(OCoLC)55484256(MiAaPQ)EBC3000818(OCoLC)48176686(DLC)BP9798400638541BC(EXLCZ)9911108702696619220011011e20022024 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDecision making and juvenile justice an analysis of bias in case processing /Paul E. Tracy1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Praeger,2002.London :Bloomsbury Publishing,20241 online resource (207 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-275-97651-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-190) and index.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.Juvenile justice, Administration ofDecision makingDiscrimination in juvenile justice administrationJuvenile justice, Administration ofDecision making.Discrimination in juvenile justice administration.364.36/068/4/4Tracy Paul E126955DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910821595503321Decision making and juvenile justice4005713UNINA