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ERIC Number: EJ476900
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2492
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Racial Bias in the Juvenile Justice System in the United States.
Pratt, Menah A. E.
Journal of Intergroup Relations, v20 n3 p46-71 Fall 1993
Examines research on racial bias, focusing on the discretionary decision-making junctures of the juvenile court system. Research and statistics continue to suggest that the public, the police, the prosecution, and the jury all treat blacks more unfairly based to a large extent on race. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Court Litigation, Crime, Decision Making, Delinquency, Due Process, Equal Protection, Juvenile Courts, Juvenile Justice, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, Social Problems, Social Science Research, Urban Problems, Urban Youth
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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