This research investigates the issue of disproportionate minority confinement (DMC) in the
Texas juvenile justice system. Investigations of the extent to which minorities are …

We examine race differences in delinquency using the National Longitudinal Study of
Adolescent Health. We use a new method that permits an examination of offense …

This paper analyzes the consequences of discriminatory sentencing on the African
American community. The intent is to review factors that contribute to the over-representation …

This study builds on a long-standing debate focusing on whether structured professional
judgment (SPJ) or empirically based methods of risk estimation are more valid and reliable …

IN THE PAGES THAT FOLLOW WE WILL TAKE A LOOK INSIDE THE BLACK box of the
largest penal experiment in world history: the quintupling of the prison population in the …

To curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, most cities and states implemented COVID-19
public health restrictions that became enforceable offenses. Unfortunately, concerns about …

This article is one of the first to assess the impact of alcohol availability, an important but
understudied neighborhood element, and other social disorganization measures for Latino …

Elijah Anderson argued that adoption of the street code should reduce victimization risk for
individuals who have to navigate disadvantaged, high-crime neighborhoods. In a recent …

PURPOSE: Disproportionate minority contact during traffic stops has been a consistent
source of commentary and study in recent years. While various theoretical perspectives …

A substantial body of research focuses on racial disparity in the criminal justice system, with
mixed results due to difficulty in disentangling differential offending from racial bias …