Disproportionate Minority Processing of Females: A Comparison of Native, Black and White Juveniles

Authors

• N. E. Schafer

Files

Description

An examination of four years of statewide female juvenile referral data showed that Native girls are referred in disproportionate numbers and tend to have lengthier records. Underage drinking was one of the most frequent referral reasons. Because many of the Native females were from rural communities, the disproportionate referrals may be a factor of the smallness of the communities, in which misbehavior is more readily noticed. Examination of a subset of files for girls with multiple referrals showed that the actual behavior was often not particularly grave and that many of the girls with multiple referrals came from very unstable backgrounds.

Publication Date

11-13-1998

Keywords

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

Recommended Citation

Schafer, N. E., "Disproportionate Minority Processing of Females: A Comparison of Native, Black and White Juveniles" (1998). Conference papers. 6.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_justice_papers/6

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/8270