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Author Leiber, Michael J.

Title The contexts of juvenile justice decision making : when race matters / Michael J. Leiber.

Publication Info. Albany : State University of New York Press, [2003]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  364.36 L525C    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 225 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-220) and index.
Contents Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC) -- Understanding DMC -- Correctional Orientations, Race, Crime, Family, and Respect for Authority -- Methods -- Movement through the Juvenile Justice System -- The Influence of Legal and Extralegal Factors on Decision Making -- Accountability and Intervention -- Rehabilitation, Protection of Society, and Adherence to Middle-Class Values -- Formal Rationalized Justice and Nonintervention -- Dysfunctional Family, Subcultural Values, Lack of Resources, and Rehabilitation.
Subject Juvenile justice, Administration of -- Iowa.
Discrimination in juvenile justice administration -- Iowa.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Iowa.
Juvenile delinquents -- Iowa.
Minority youth -- Iowa.
Prison sentences -- Iowa.
Juvenile corrections -- Iowa.
ISBN 0791457680 paperback alkaline paper
9780791457689 paperback alkaline paper
0791457672 alkaline paper
9780791457672 alkaline paper
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