The Conditioning Effects Of Race And Gender On The Juvenile Court Outcomes Of Delinquent And “Neglected” Types Of Offenders

Keywords

contempt; gender; probation violation; race; status offending

Abstract

Drawing upon concepts from prior research that emphasize race and gender stereotyping, the present research compares how delinquent and “neglected” types of offenses (i.e. status offenses, probation violations, youth charged with contempt) are treated across three juvenile court outcomes. Beyond how offense type may directly impact case outcomes, we also investigated whether race and gender influenced juvenile justice processing within each offense type. Using data from two Mid-Atlantic States, results indicated that type of offense, race, and gender resulted in both severe and lenient case outcomes depending on the stage examined. By including different types of offenses that represent a significant percentage of youth that have been relatively neglected in prior research, the current study provides greater insight into the contexts of race and gender disparities in juvenile justice decision-making. The implications of the findings and directions for future research are also discussed.

Publication Date

11-9-2016

Publication Title

Justice Quarterly

Volume

33

Issue

7

Number of Pages

1210-1236

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2015.1080851

Socpus ID

84946601260 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84946601260

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