Disproportionate confinement of African-American juvenile delinquents / John K. Mooradian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mooradian, John K., 1953-

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in juvenile justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in juvenile justice administration.

Juvenile detention--United States.

Juvenile detention.

African American juvenile delinquents.

United States.

Physical Description:

vii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly, 2003.

Contents:

2 Disproportionate Confinement of African-American Male Delinquents 7

Research on Disproportionate Minority Confinement 8

Afrocentric Perspective 11

Special Circumstances of African-American Youth 13

3 Major Developments in Delinquency Intervention, Policy, and Theory 17

The Invention of Delinquency 19

The Quest for Cause 20

Imperatives for Intervention 22

Changing the Child 23

Creation of the Juvenile Court 26

Modern Practice Approaches 26

Modern Policy Approaches 36

Emergent Theories of Delinquency 37

4 Social Ecology and Juvenile Delinquency 41

The Relationship of Stress and Coping to Delinquency 42

The Relationship of Family Functioning to Delinquency 49

5 Problem, Participants, and Procedures 57

Statement of the Problem 57

Participant Sample 59

Data Management Procedures 59

Research Design 61

Measures 62

Variables and Operational Definitions 79

Planned Analyses 82

6 Relationships Among Variables 85

Research Questions 85

Psychometrics of Clinical Assessment Instruments 88

Description of Sample 98

Correlational Analysis 111

Multiple Regression Analysis 123

7 Interpretations and Implications 137

Measurement Issues 137

Intake Characteristics of the Sample 139

Delinquent Behavior and Out-of-Home Placement 141

Expected Associations with Out-of-Home Placement 142

Additional Associations with Out-of-Home Placement 143

Other Notable Associations 146

Explanation of Multiple Placements 146

Explanation of Duration of Placement 147

Delimitations and Limitations of the Study 147

Implications for Systems Dynamics 149

Implications for Juvenile Justice Policy 154

Implications for Juvenile Justice Practice Intervention 156.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-199) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

1931202699

OCLC:

52706650