Juvenile court context and detention decisions: Reconsidering the role of race, ethnicity, and community characteristics in juvenile court processes

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 629-656

  Rodriguez, Nancy ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Community characteristics; Detention decisions; Ethnicity; Juvenile court context; Juvenile court processes; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 36949014097     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820701717144     Document Type: Article

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