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| Schafer,
N. E.; Curtis, Richard W.; and Atwell, Cassie. (1997). Disproportionate
Representation of Minorities in the Alaska Juvenile Justice System: Phase
I Report. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska
Anchorage. |
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Abstract:
The 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 report
analyzes referral data from the Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services
(DFYS) for 1992-1995 to provide a statistical overview of disproportionality
in the Alaska juvenile justice system,providing comparative data for referrals
of Alaska Native, African American, and white youth.
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