Disproportionate confinement of African-American juvenile delinquents /

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Author / Creator:	Mooradian, John K., 1953-
Imprint:	New York : LFB Scholarly, 2003.
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 203 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Criminal justice recent scholarship Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subject:	Discrimination in juvenile justice administration -- United States. Juvenile detention -- United States. African American juvenile delinquents. African American juvenile delinquents. Discrimination in juvenile justice administration. Juvenile detention. United States. Electronic books. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11131045

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ISBN:	1593320779 9781593320775 9781931202695 1931202699
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-199) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Mooradian finds that the disproportionate number of African-American youth who are confined as juvenile delinquents is not purely a product of their delinquent acts. In analyses of real-world social agency data, particular combinations of personal, familial, societal, and juvenile-justice variables emerged as the best explanations for the problem. In addition, Mooradian suggests that culturally-sensitive measures are required in order to represent the particular experience of African-American youth and families. Analysis of some widely used clinical measures indicates that many of the included items and factors are inapplicable to African-Americans. Thus, he presents new scales, developed from these instruments, to improve the validity of measurement and the utility of the results. Historical issues in confinement of juveniles, and implications for further research, policy decisions, and intervention are discussed.
Other form:	Print version: Mooradian, John K., 1953- Disproportionate confinement of African-American juvenile delinquents. New York : LFB Scholarly, 2003 1931202699

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