Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the US: How We Failed Children of Color
Paul R. Ketchum (University of Oklahoma),B. Mitchell Peck (University of Oklahoma)
Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the US: How We Failed Children of Color
Paul R. Ketchum (University of Oklahoma),B. Mitchell Peck (University of Oklahoma)
This book addresses the issue of colour-blind racism through an examination of the circular logic used by the juvenile justice system to criminalise non-White youth.
Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC), refers to the proportional overrepresentation of minority youth at each step of the juvenile justice system.
Drawing on original data, including interviews with court and probation officer and juvenile self-reports, the authors call for a need to understand racial and ethnic inequality in the juvenile justice system from a structural perspective rather than simply at the level of individual bias.
This unique research will contribute to larger discussions on how race operates in the United States.
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