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Adoration of the Question: Reflections on the Failure to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System, James Bell and Laura John Ridolfi, W. Haywood Burns Institute, December 2008
America’s Invisible Children: Latino Youth and the Failure of Justice, NCLR and Campaign for Youth Justice, May 2009
And Justice For Some: Differential Treatment of Youth of Color in the Justice System, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, January 15, 2007
Assessing Consistency and Fairness in Sentencing: A Comparative Study in Three States, National Center for State Courts, 2008
Critical Condition: African American Youth in the Justice System, Neelum Arya and Ian Augarten, Campaign for Youth Justice, September, 2008
Disproportionate Minority Confinement Defined, NJJN, 2005
Web site Disproportionate Minority Contact, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Web Site
New! Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC), NJJN Policy Platform, May 2010
Disproportionate Minority Contact Research Index, NJJN, 2005
Disproportionate Minority Contact Technical Assistance Manual, OJJDP, July 2009
Ethnic and Gender Equity in Missouri Juvenile Court Decisions: Preliminary Findings, National Council on Crime and Delinquincy, September 2004
Fact Sheet on Crime, Race and Juvenile Justice Policy in Perspective, Justice Policy Institute, October 2005
New! Getting Beyond Failure: Promising Approaches to Reducing DMC, Ashley Nellis and Brad Richardson, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, April 2010
New! Web site Interactive State Data Map, W. Haywood Burns Institute
Investigating Racial Disparity at the Detention Decision: The Role of Respectability, Don L. Kurtz, Travis Linnemann, and Ryan Spohn, Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 5, Number 2, 2008
New! Just the Facts: A Snapshot of Incarcerated Hispanic Youth, Jose D. Saarvedra, National Council of La Raza, March 2010
Web site National Center for Cultural Competence Web Site
Native American Youth and the Juvenile Justice System, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, March 2008
No Turning Back: Promising Approaches to Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities Affecting Youth of Color in the Justice System, Building Blocks for Youth, October 2005
Overcoming Language and Cultural Barriers Using Evidence-Based Practices, National Council of La Raza, May 2008
Priming Unconscious Racial Sterotypes About Adolescent Offenders, Sandra Graham and Brian S. Lowery, Law and Human Behavior ,Vol. 28, No. 5, October, 2004
New! Web site Race and Justice Clearinghouse, The Sentencing Project
Racial and Ethnic Disparity and Disproportionality in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice: A Compendium, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform and Chapin Hall, January 2009
New! Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System: Promising Practices, Cabaniss et al, Aggression and Violent Behavior, November 2006
Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact: Preparation at the Local Level, Mark Soler and Lisa M. Garry, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, September 2009
Reducing Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System: A Manual for Practioners and Policymakers, The Sentencing Project, 2008
Web site Resources for Disproportionate Minority Confinement/Overrepresentation of Youth of Color, Building Blocks for Youth Web Site
Structural Racism and Youth Development, Aspen Institute, 2005
The "Crack/Powder" Disparity: Can the International Race Convention Provide a Basis for Relief?, Nkechi Taifa, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, May 2006
The Keeper and the Kept: Reflections on Local Obstacles to Disparities Reduction in Juvenile Justice Systems and a Path to Change, W. Haywood Burns Institute, December 2009
The Unique Circumstances of Native American Juveniles Under Federal Supervision, Brenda Donelan, Federal Probation, Vol. 63, No.2 , December 1999


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There are approximately 27,000 youth in secure detention institutions on any given day, an increase of almost 100 % since 1985. [more facts]


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