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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leiber, Michael J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile justice, Administration of--Iowa.

Juvenile justice, Administration of.

Discrimination in juvenile justice administration--Iowa.

Discrimination in juvenile justice administration.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Iowa.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration.

Juvenile delinquents--Iowa.

Juvenile delinquents.

Minority youth--Iowa.

Minority youth.

Prison sentences--Iowa.

Prison sentences.

Juvenile corrections--Iowa.

Juvenile corrections.

Iowa.

Physical Description:

xvi, 225 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2003]

Summary:

An in-depth examination of the contextual nature of decision making and the causes of disproportionate minority confinement in four relatively homogenous juvenile courts in Iowa, this book explores the subjective social psychological processes of juvenile court officers and the factors that influence those processes. Iowa, although a state with a predominantly white population, has one of the highest minority incarceration rates for juveniles. Michael J. Leiber focuses on the relationships between adherence to correctional orientations (such as retribution and rehabilitation) and decision-makers' views concerning race, crime, family, and respect for authority with with regard to judgments and differential outcomes for youth. Quantitative and qualitative methodologies are used to determine the extent to which correctional ideologies and decision-makers' stereotyping of minorities are fueled by a wide range of contingencies, the impact of case processing and outcomes of whites, African Americans, and Native Americans, and how it varies by jurisdiction.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC) 1

Chapter 2. Understanding DMC 11

Chapter 3. Correctional Orientations, Race, Crime, Family, and Respect for Authority 27

Chapter 4. Methods 45

Chapter 5. Movement through the Juvenile Justice System 59

Chapter 6. The Influence of Legal and Extralegal Factors on Decision Making 73

Chapter 7. Accountability and Intervention 91

Chapter 8. Rehabilitation, Protection of Society, and Adherence to Middle-Class Values 105

Chapter 9. Formal Rationalized Justice and Nonintervention 121

Chapter 10. Dysfunctional Family, Subcultural Values, Lack of Resources, and Rehabilitation 133.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-220) and index.

ISBN:

0791457672

0791457680

OCLC:

52601111