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dc.contributor.authorSchafer, N. E.
dc.contributor.authorCurtis, Richard W.
dc.contributor.authorAtwell, Cassie
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-10T20:00:54Z
dc.date.available2018-04-10T20:00:54Z
dc.date.issued1997-10
dc.identifier.citationSchafer, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.otherJC 9501.022
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/8268
dc.descriptionThis 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).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was made possible by a gift from Cook Inlet Region, Inc. and was conducted in collaboration with the Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents[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 Findingsen_US
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dc.publisherJustice Center, University of Alaska Anchorageen_US
dc.subjectAlaska Nativesen_US
dc.subjectcriminal case processingen_US
dc.subjectdisproportionate minority contact (DMC) with the juvenile justice systemen_US
dc.subjectjuvenile correctionsen_US
dc.subjectjuvenile justiceen_US
dc.subjectminoritiesen_US
dc.subjectraceen_US
dc.subjectracial disproportionalityen_US
dc.subjectrural justiceen_US
dc.titleA Preliminary Examination of Minority Referrals to the Alaska Juvenile Justice Systemen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
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