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Race and Juvenile Justice » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Race and Juvenile Justice by Everette B. Penn

Authors: Everette B. Penn (Editor), Helen Taylor Greene (Editor), Shaun L. Gabiddon
ISBN-13: 9780890895726, ISBN-10: 0890895724
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Date Published: January 2005
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Everette B. Penn

Book Synopsis

In introducing 11 mostly new essays, Penn (criminology, U. of Houston-Clear Lake) discusses why the race-ethnicity distinction is germane. To fill gaps in coverage in texts and research on juvenile delinquency and justice, the first set of papers focuses on trends and issues specific to the five major US racial groups. The remaining chapters treat sociological, legal, human rights, liberal and conservative perspectives on juvenile justice, as well as effective preventive and intervention strategies, especially for minority youth. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Ch. 1	White delinquency	11
Ch. 2	Latino delinquency : defining and counting the problem	27
Ch. 3	Black youth : disproportionality and delinquency	47
Ch. 4	Asian Americans and juvenile justice	65
Ch. 5	Native American youth and delinquency	77
Ch. 6	Domestic violence, crime, and delinquency among African-Americans	95
Ch. 7	Reducing minority youth gang involvement	111
Ch. 8	Race, ethnicity, and the application of the death penalty to juveniles : a human rights perspective	125
Ch. 9	Disproportionate minority confinement (DMC) of youth : an analysis of state and federal efforts to address the issue	141
Ch. 10	The politics of race and juvenile justice : the "due process revolution" and the conservative reaction	187
Ch. 11	Reducing juvenile delinquency : lessons learned	223