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    A Preliminary Examination of Minority Referrals to the Alaska Juvenile Justice System

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    Author
    Schafer, N. E.
    Curtis, Richard W.
    Atwell, Cassie
    Keyword
    Alaska Natives
    criminal case processing
    disproportionate minority contact (DMC) with the juvenile justice system
    juvenile corrections
    juvenile justice
    minorities
    race
    racial disproportionality
    rural justice
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11122/8268
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    JC 9501.022
    Abstract
    The disproportionate processing of minorities in the justice system has been noted with growing concern nationally as well as at the state level. In Alaska, as in other states, the primary basis for concern is that minorities are overrepresented among the adult prison population. The realization that this disproportionality appears in other justice system venues has led nationally to a number of research initiatives with a focus on the overrepresentation of juveniles. This paper analyzes referral data from the Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services (DFYS) for 1992–1995 to provide a statistical overview of disproportionate minority contact in the Alaska juvenile justice system, providing comparative data for referrals of Alaska Native, African American, and white youth.
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    This paper is a based on the report Disproportionate Representation of Minorities in the Alaska Juvenile Justice System: Phase I Report by N.E. Schafer, Richard W. Curtis, and Cassie Atwell (Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, Sep 1997).
    Table of Contents
    [Introduction] Disproportionality Literature / Research Methodology / Referral Events / Referral Outcomes / Analysis of Individuals / Summary and Conclusion / Bibliography / APPENDICES / A: Referrals and Referral Distribution / B. Factors Significantly Associated with Intake Decisions / C. Logistic Regression Findings
    Date
    1997-10
    Publisher
    Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage
    Type
    Working Paper
    Citation
    Schafer, N.E.; Curtis, Richard W.; & Atwell, Cassie. (1997). "A Preliminary Examination of Minority Referrals to the Alaska Juvenile Justice System" (paper). Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Cincinnati, Oct 1997. Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.
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