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Campus Access Only
Entry Number
108
Start Date
4-5-2017 2:00 PM
End Date
4-5-2017 2:15 PM
Department
Criminology
Abstract
There has been an over representation of adult minorities in regards to court sentences. The purpose of this study is to explore if this over representation also exists among juveniles. That data used in this retrospective study was obtained from a local detention center. This study includes over 600 juvenile cases.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Kim McCabe
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Race and the Relationship to Juvenile Adjudication
There has been an over representation of adult minorities in regards to court sentences. The purpose of this study is to explore if this over representation also exists among juveniles. That data used in this retrospective study was obtained from a local detention center. This study includes over 600 juvenile cases.