The cumulative effect of race and ethnicity in juvenile court outcomes and why preadjudication detention matters

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 391-413

  Rodriguez, Nancy ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detention; Disproportionate minority contact; Ethnicity; Juvenile court; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954915030     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427810365905     Document Type: Article

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