A Comparison by Race of Juvenile Referrals in Alaska

Authors

• N. E. Schafer

Files

Description

A data set comprised of all juveniles referred to Alaska youth corrections in the fiscal years 1992–1996 shows disproportionate referral of Alaska Native and African American youth when compared to their proportions in the general population. Minorities also appear more likely than white youth to accumulate multiple referrals. Random samples selected within each racial group are used to seek extra-legal factors which may account for some of the disparity. Information on family and home life, school, personal problems, and the details of each referrals and each referral outcome were extrapolated from the files of the sample which included 39 white youth, 35 Alaska Native youth, and 37 African American youth. Special attention was paid to youth who accumulated multiple referrals.

Publication Date

3-13-1998

Keywords

Alaska Natives, criminal case processing, disproportionate minority contact (DMC) with the juvenile justice system, juvenile corrections, juvenile justice, minorities, race, racial disproportionality, rural justice

Recommended Citation

Schafer, N. E., "A Comparison by Race of Juvenile Referrals in Alaska" (1998). Conference papers. 5.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_justice_papers/5

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/8269