Disproportionate confinement of African-American juvenile delinquents / / John K. Mooradian
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| Autore: |
Mooradian John K. <1953->
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| Titolo: |
Disproportionate confinement of African-American juvenile delinquents / / John K. Mooradian
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : LFB Scholarly, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (211 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.36/089/96073 |
| Soggetto topico: | Discrimination in juvenile justice administration - United States |
| Juvenile detention - United States | |
| African American juvenile delinquents | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-199) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 confinement of juveniles, and implications for further research, policy decisions, and intervention are discussed. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Disproportionate confinement of African-American juvenile delinquents |
| ISBN: | 1-280-36133-6 |
| 9786610361335 | |
| 1-59332-077-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910968493803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)