Back to Top
Race and Ethnicity in the Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems: Contemporary issues of offending behavior and judicial responses
This edited collection of research aims to highlight contemporary issues surrounding the overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities throughout the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Crime and Justice.
| Author(s) | Edited by Jennifer Peck. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 260 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 14 Mar 2017 |
| Availability | POD |
This edited collection of research aims to highlight contemporary issues surrounding the overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities throughout the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Crime and Justice.
Introduction: Contemporary issues of race/ethnicity, offending behavior, and justice responses 1. The role of juvenile adjudications in the disproportional incarceration of African-American and Hispanic defendants 2. Assessing the impact of deportable sta
Jennifer H. Peck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida, USA. Her research interests include racial/ethnic disparities in juvenile court processing and the treatment of disadvantaged groups in
