Racism and classism in the youth justice system perspectives of youth and staff

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-67

  Holley, Lynn C ^a   Van Vleet, Russell K ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disproportionate minority confinement; Institutional classism; Institutional racism; Minority overrepresentation; Racial bias in the juvenile justice system; Racial profiling

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746534244     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v10n01_03     Document Type: Article

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