Citation

Campbell NA, Barnes AR, Mandalari A, Onifade E, Campbell CA, Anderson VR, Kashy DA, Davidson WS. J. Ethn. Crim. Justice 2018; 16(2): 77-98.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15377938.2017.1347544

PMID

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Abstract

Historically, minority youth have experienced harsher punishments and more negative outcomes than White youth even when risk assessment is used. The current study investigated the role of ethnicity in an understudied dispositional decision-program referral-and the outcomes associated with said referral using a sample of juvenile offenders (N = 2,678). The study used the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) to determine (1) if ethnicity predicted program referral when accounting for risk assessment and (2) if program referral predicted recidivism.

RESULTS indicated that ethnicity predicted program referral, and program referral predicted recidivism. Future directions for Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) research and implications for court officials are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

Disposition; disproportionate minority contact; juvenile offenders; program referral; race/ethnicity; recidivism; risk assessment