African American teens and the neo-juvenile justice system

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 69-79

  Rozie Battle, Judith L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Disproportionate representation; Juvenile justice; Waivers

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ETHNICITY; SOCIAL POLICY; YOUNG POPULATION;

CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CRIME; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; ETHNOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LAW; LEADERSHIP; POLICY; POLITICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT, INSTITUTIONALIZED; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; PRISONS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036402283     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v15n02_07     Document Type: Review

References (15)

1. Bilchik, S. A juvenile justice system for the 21st century. Crime and Delinquency, Vol. 44(1), January, 89-101.
2. Butts, J. (1999). Youth Violence: Perspectives v. Reality. Urban Institute, Presentation to the Board of Trustees.
3. Children's Defense Fund.(2000). Retrieved March 12, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.childrensdefense.org/ss_violence_jj_quickfacts.htm
4. Drowns, R. W. and Hess, K. M. (2000). Juvenile Justice, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
5. Ellis, R. A., O'Hara, M. and Sowers, K.(1999). Treatment profiles of troubled female adolescents: Implications for judicial disposition. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, Vol. 50 (3), 25-40.
6. Ellis, A. and Sowers, K. (2001). Juvenile Justice Practice. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
7. Johnson, B.R., Jeng, S. J., DeLi, S., and Larson, D. (2000). Black youth crises: The church as an agency of local social control, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 25(4), 479-98.
8. Juszkiewicz, J. (1999). Youth Crime/Adult Time: Is Justice Served. Washington, D.C.: Building Blocks for Youth.
9. Krisberg B. and Austin, J. F. (1993). Reinventing Juvenile Justice. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
10. Markstrom, C. A. (1999). Religious involvement and adolescent psychological development. Journal of Adolescence, 22, 205-225.
11. Platt, A. (1968). The Child Savers: The Invention of Delinquency. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
12. Poe-Yamagata, E. and Jones, M. A. (2000). And Justice for Some: Differential Treatment of Minority Youth in the Justice System. Washington, D.C.: Building Blocks for Youth.
13. Schwartz, I. M. (1989). Justice for Juveniles: Re-thinking the Best Interest of the Child. Lexington, MA: DC & Company.
14. Synder, H. N. and Sickmund, M. (1999). Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice.
15. U.S. Census Bureau. (2000). Current Population Survey, Black population in the U.S.: March 2000, PPL 142.